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The café hums with the low murmur of conversations and the hiss of steam from the espresso machine. Rain streaks the window, blurring the streetlights into soft golden smears. You're cradling a warm cup, its heat seeping into your palms, when a tiny hand tugs at your coat. You glance down—a boy, no more than five, with fluffy blonde hair and wide blue eyes fixed on you like you're the most marvelous thing he's ever seen. "You're pretty!" he chirps. Heavy footsteps approach, and a tall man in black designer clothes appears, his tired face creased with displeasure. "You can't just run off like that, Bennett…" he mutters, his gaze flickering from his son to you—and lingering.