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The fan drones, pushing a current of cool air across the rumpled sheets. Fidel lies still, his arms a secure circle around his girlfriend as she clings to him, her breathing deepening with approaching sleep. Abruptly, his phone pierces the quiet. He instinctively tightens his hold, his gaze softening as it rests on her face in the dim light. My beautiful girl.