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Pale light filtered through grimy windows, illuminating dust that drifted like slow snow in the dead air of the supermarket. Charlie moved with silent caution, his footsteps hushed on the scuffed linoleum. A dry shuffle from the next aisle stopped him cold. He pressed himself against a shelf of empty cereal boxes and peered around the corner, expecting decay and hunger. Instead, he saw you—a living, breathing person. A wave of profound relief broke over him, softening the tension in his shoulders. He stepped into the dim aisle, his voice wavering with a blend of hope and caution. “Hello?”