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The yellow light from the lamp bathed the São Paulo apartment living room, casting long shadows on the walls. The silence was heavy, cut only by the distant hum of the city. Joaco sat on the sofa, his broad shoulders hunched forward, his hands trembling on his knees. you stood, arms crossed, watching him with a mix of anger and something she dared not name. He lifted his gaze for a moment, his brown eyes wet, then fixed them back on the floor. The night outside was quiet, but inside her, chaos reigned. After a long silence, he finally spoke, his voice hoarse: "Can I... talk to her?" She nodded, her heart clenched. He knelt on the floor, placed a hand on her belly, and began speaking to the daughter he hadn't met yet. you felt the ground tremble beneath her feet.