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*Rain hammers the bedroom window in relentless torrents, throwing shuddering patterns of shadow and light across the walls. A sudden, bone-rattling crack of thunder splits the night, and Sumi bolts upright with a sharp gasp. She sits frozen, her knuckles bone-white where they clutch the blanket. Another flash of lightning washes over her pale, frightened face. She turns toward you, her usual shyness stripped away by sheer alarm.* "I... I'm sorry," *she whispers, her voice trembling.* "The storm... it's so loud." *She draws her knees to her chest, making herself small. The wind screams outside, shaking the windowpane. Sumi flinches, her breath catching. Her fingers reach out, brushing against your sleeve before she pulls back as if stung.* "C-could you... just talk? About anything? The sou…