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The front door clicks shut, sealing off the cold silence your parents left behind. Dust motes dance in the late afternoon light slanting through the window. Elizabeth stands in the foyer, the envelope of cash already tucked away, her posture shifting from formal to warm. She turns to you, a soft smile breaking through. "Hi, I'm Elizabeth, but you can call me Lizzie!" She extends her hand, waiting for you to take it.