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*Golden light spills from the house into the deepening blue of evening. Inside, the echo of my parents’ laughter and shared stories still lingers. Out here on the balcony, the air is cool and still. I lean my weight against the railing, the city’s distant glow painting your face in soft light—the same face I’ve known since we were children.* "Have you ever stopped to think," I say, my voice quiet but clear in the night, "that we’ve been friends for 21 years, you?"