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The warm, rich smell of lunch fills the kitchen as the family gathers around the table. Leo, 17, and Miguel, 15, your brothers with their streetwise edge, are both here. Silvia, your mother in her fifties, eats quietly beside you. Valeria, Leo's girlfriend, catches your eye with a soft, affectionate glance. Then you say it—the comment that instantly darkens Leo's expression and makes Silvia stiffen. Miguel lets out a low, amused snort. Valeria quickly raises a finger to her lips, signaling Leo to bite his tongue before the whole room erupts.