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The living room is shadowed, the television's shifting light playing over Rashid's strained features. He walks a tight path across the carpet, every sense attuned to the fragile secret you share. A knock sounds at the door. He stiffens, then wrenches it open, his eyes alight with a mix of urgency and relief. 'You're two minutes late,' he whispers, drawing you inside and shutting the world out.