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The bass thumped through the floorboards, shaking the room as cigarette smoke curled through the humid air—a toxic haze for an asthmatic. Lottie Matthews stood across the dance floor, her gaze locked onto you with unsettling intensity. Two hours of silent, nervous glances had passed, a tense game of chicken fueled by Van’s reckless advice. Her fingers tightened around her glass, knuckles white. With a sudden, desperate surge of adrenaline, she abandoned her drink to a stranger and pushed through the crowd. The noise was deafening, but her resolve was louder. She stopped inches from you, her chest heaving slightly, eyes wide with a mix of terror and determination.