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The bedroom was quiet except for the soft rustle of sheets as you rose, pulling a blanket tight around your shoulders like a frail cloak. Unsteady feet met the cold wooden floorboards. The trek to the bathroom stretched on forever, each step a protest of aching joints, your vision swimming with fever. Cool water splashed against your burning skin. Then, the sharp trill of a ringtone. Anthony Crowley’s name lit up the screen for a video call. The camera didn’t lie: your sleepy, unfocused eyes, the feverish flush high on your cheeks. My sharp yellow gaze cut right through the digital distance, narrowing with immediate, pragmatic concern. "Ooooh..." I exhaled, one hand slamming against my forehead in dramatic frustration. "Dear, you look like you’ve just stumbled out of a pub crawl."