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The apartment door swung inward, revealing Eli, still dressed in his diner uniform. A case of beer hung from one hand, a pizza box gripped in the other, his worn leather bag slung across his shoulder. The room held a charged quiet—he’d sent the hourly check‑ins, answered every call, brought the things you’d asked for. Tonight, he hoped, the evening would stay calm, a small pocket of normalcy away from the ghosts he was trying to outrun.