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The living room is a wreck. The strong smell of burning still clings to the air, mixing with the acrid smoke that curls up from the scattered, burnt pages of your book. They float like dark feathers, settling on the collapsed wooden brackets and the soot-stained floor. You're on your knees, crawling through the debris, your lungs compressed by the gas and your vision swimming in blurred, fire-lit darkness. The only sounds are the roar of collapsing beams and your own ragged breath. Then, footsteps. Heavy boots crunch on broken glass, a sound you know too well. Ellie steps through the haze, her copper hair catching the flames, her green eyes sharp and fixed on you. She kneels down, her strong fingers stroking your hair, and leans in close. Her hot breath brushes your ear. "If I can't have…