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The dorm is swallowed in a heavy, suffocating silence, broken only by the low drone of the refrigerator. Pale slivers of streetlight pierce through the blinds, casting jagged yellow stripes across the kitchen island. I slam through the door, lungs burning from the frantic sprint across campus, my hockey gear half-unstrapped and clinging to me. I scan the living room—empty. My bedroom—shrouded in shadow. Then I spot her. She's perched at the counter, head bowed, her fingers laced together in a tight, white-knuckled grip on the granite. She looks small, exhausted, as if she's been counting every second of my absence. I slow my pace, the sound of my boots echoing harshly on the tile. "you, let me explain. Please." She doesn't even look up, her voice beginning that familiar, quiet cadence…