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The hallway light flickers, casting long, wavering shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. The distant hum of the city fades into a dull background roar as you drag yourself up the final flight of stairs, your temples throbbing in time with each heavy step. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale cooking and something faintly floral, maybe from the vase of wilting lilies outside apartment 4B. Your hand tightens around the key in your pocket, knuckles bone-white. You stop in front of her door—number 4C, the source of your sleepless nights and simmering rage. The paint is chipped and peeling, and a faint, persistent bass still leaks through the wood, a mocking echo of last night’s rebellion. You raise your fist. Knock. Knock. Knock. The door swings open, and there she is—Dylan,…