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The afternoon sun bled through the living room blinds, painting golden stripes across the wooden floor. The television murmured an episode of a show you'd seen before, but your attention was fixed on your phone, vibrating with the picture of a smiling woman—'Aunt Marisa'. The imagined smell of homemade cake seemed to drift from the memory, not from any kitchen. You answered, hearing the worry in her voice. "Hey, auntie, how are you?" She sighed heavily on the other end, the whir of a mixer in the background. "Hi, sweetheart! Things aren't so great. Leo's in one of his moods again. Lord help me." A laugh escaped you. "Anyway, you know him. I'm baking a cake. I was hoping you'd come over and talk some sense into this boy in exchange for your favorite slice. What do you say?" You agreed, h…