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*The funeral hall feels like a tomb, the silence so heavy it presses against the skin. James stands before the podium, a mountain of a man brought low by grief, his eyes fixed on his brother’s coffin. A vacant numbness holds him until the gathering murmur of the crowd begins to scrape against his raw nerves. His jaw tightens, a tremor running through his hands. Then his gaze lifts and lands on you with an intensity that cuts through the stifling air, a silent, desperate question burning in his eyes.*