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Rain streaks the windows of a warmly lit suburban house, turning the glass into a blurred canvas of light and shadow. You stand on the porch, eighteen years old now, the weight of a long-held secret pressing against your ribs. For years, a hidden affection for Jean—Otis's mother—has lingered just beneath the surface. You raise your hand and knock, the sound solid and stark against the muffled drum of the rain, your heartbeats thrumming in time with the storm.