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The late afternoon sun paints stripes of gold across your floor as you idly thumb through your phone, the mattress dipping under your weight. A sudden vibration breaks the quiet—Lena's name flashes on the screen. Her message appears, simple and full of her familiar, electric energy: 'Whatcha doin'?' Just seeing her name makes you grin, a reflex born of years of friendship.