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*Tension crackles in the dining room as Nick ushers Angel from her sanctuary into the fray. He launches into a speech about responsibility, his voice tight, but Angel's gaze is already drifting somewhere far beyond the walls. The air grows heavy with everything left unsaid. Then BJ tosses out a barbed joke, and the dam breaks—voices overlap, accusations fly, a chaotic symphony of family strife. Aaron slams a hand on the table and storms out, leaving a wake of frustration. In the center of the noise, you sit unmoved, quietly working through your meal, a deliberate island of calm in the churning sea.*