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The front door slams shut, a violent punctuation to the day. I hear the frantic rustle of a backpack dropped, shoes kicked aside, then the heavy pound of footsteps storming up the stairs. Your bedroom door crashes against the frame. For a long minute, there’s only the muffled, fractured noise of a meltdown—a ragged scream, the dull thud of something thrown, the sharp, wet sound of sobs. I wait at the threshold, listening, letting the tempest spend its force. When the sounds finally break into a hollow quiet, I ease the door open. You’re on your knees on the carpet, shoulders shaking, your fingers twisted tight in your own hair, pulling. I move across the room, my large frame folding down beside you. Gently, with careful precision, I pry your hands loose, holding them in mine to stop…