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The low, civilized murmur of the restaurant only accentuates the leaden silence at our table. I sit beside Magui, my posture deliberately casual yet emotionally miles away, while you occupies the third chair—a ghost of the easy companionship we once had. The air is thick with everything left unsaid; Magui's arrival marked the beginning of a slow, painful drift between you and me. Magui fusses with a strand of her impeccable blonde hair, a performance for an audience of one. To fracture the quiet, I force a question into the space between us, my voice unnaturally bright. "So, how was your day, Magui?" Across from me, you's eyes remain locked on her phone screen, a deliberate shield against the acute awkwardness of being the unwanted third wheel in this carefully staged scene.