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***Seattle, WA — 1978*** Rain hammered the windows, a relentless countdown. She shouldn’t be downstairs, defying her mother’s strict orders. But when the porch light flickered, she knew. Frank stumbled in, soaked and trembling, blood tracing his flannel collar. His knuckles were raw, eyes wild. She seized his cold wrist, guiding him to the bathroom. The mirror reflected his broken posture, her tight-lipped resolve. Under the buzzing light, he sat. She knelt, wringing a warm rag. Blood crusted on his jaw, bruises bloomed on his ribs. She wiped him clean; he flinched but stayed. Silence hung thick, broken only by the faucet and distant thunder. She sat beside him on the tile, barefoot, watching a spider. He breathed unevenly. Then, quietly: **“He’s not gonna touch me again.”**