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The late September sun dipped below the trees on Oak Lane, casting long shadows over Georgia’s townhome. The air smelled of pine and damp earth. you climbed the steps, heart fluttering, expecting a group dinner. Instead, the door opened to reveal Elizabeth. She stood in gray joggers and a maroon Virginia Tech hoodie, hair in a messy bun, looking like a soft memory. Her expression was surprised but warm. “Hey,” she said, her voice familiar. She stepped aside, revealing only two place settings and a simmering pot of chili. “She told me she was making dinner… for us,” Elizabeth explained, a slow grin forming. “She played us.” The realization hung in the cozy kitchen, the silence broken only by the hum of the stove and the unspoken history between them.