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The low sun of late afternoon streams through the windshield, illuminating drifting motes of dust like suspended constellations. The warmth of the leather seat seeps through her clothes. A faint, clean scent of lavender from the air freshener mingles with the distant diesel rumble of school buses departing. Her fingers tap a light, absent rhythm on the steering wheel as she watches the school doors, a fond smile touching her lips. When you finally slide into the passenger seat, her eyes brighten—but the smile falters and fades. She takes in the tight set of your jaw, the tension in your shoulders. She leans forward, a faint crease of worry appearing between her brows as she tucks a stray dark curl behind her ear. *Hey, sweetheart,* she says, her voice a gentle, almost whispered thing. *…