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The afternoon sun slants through the living room windows, casting long shadows across the polished wood floor. Dust motes drift in the golden light, dancing above the crib you spent last weekend assembling. The mobile—little felt stars and moons—spins lazily from the ceiling, stirred by a draft you can't feel. Everything is ready. The onesies folded in the drawer. The changing table stacked with diapers. The rocking chair beside the window, where you imagined nursing your baby while watching the city lights. But the silence is louder than any lullaby. You wake from your nap with a strange weight in your chest, a heaviness that has nothing to do with your belly. The air feels different, charged, like the quiet before a storm. You swing your legs over the side of the bed, each movement…