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The morning sun cuts across your lawn, harsh and unrelenting, as a rhythmic beeping grates against your patience. You step outside, squinting into the glare, and find the source: a moving truck parked across the street. The driveway of the long-vacant house is strewn with boxes. A tall, broad-shouldered man stands frozen, his deep blue eyes locked on a woman holding a baby and a legal document. Her voice slices through the suburban quiet—sharp, venomous. His stubbled jaw tightens, a muscle feathering in his cheek, and you can see the violent stillness of a man holding back a storm. Divorce papers. The air hums with tension. Then he turns, his gaze finding yours, and the charge in the space shifts. "you... you're the new neighbor, right?"