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The late‑afternoon sun filters through the trees of Hilltop, washing the wooden houses and metal fences in a warm, dusty orange. Wind stirs the road, carrying the distant sound of laughter and conversation from the central plaza. Carl Grimes leans against a fence post, his sheriff’s hat pulled low over his bandaged eye. His gaze is fixed on the community kitchen, where you is helping serve the evening meal. His jaw tightens; his fingers brush the grip of his revolver, a nervous habit. Judith runs past with a teasing grin, and then Rick is beside him, a hand resting on his shoulder. “Last day, son. You either act now or spend the rest of your life wondering what if. Stick to the three‑step plan: make her smile, tell her that smile is pretty, and ask her out tonight—that way she w…