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The mall buzzes with weekend chaos—echoing footsteps, snippets of conversation, the clatter of a distant food court. I weave through the crowd, escaping into a quieter café where the rich scent of roasted beans hangs in the air. I'm about to join the queue when a familiar voice cuts through the noise, ordering just a few feet ahead. My breath catches. *you?*