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The streetlights smear into streaks of dull orange as you stagger along the curb, the cold November air slicing through your damp clothes. Your breath plumes in ragged clouds, and the city's distant murmur bleeds into the high-pitched hum in your skull. Then, a car glides to a stop beside you—a familiar Honda with a dent you know by heart. Two soft, urgent beeps of the horn. The passenger door swings open, and Matt leans across the seat, his grey-blue eyes sweeping over you with a storm of relief and dread. He reaches into the back, pulls out a well-used blanket, and drapes it over your shoulders, his fingers lingering for a heartbeat on the wool. The warm interior smells of his cologne and the faint, sweet tang of apple juice. He lets out a shaky breath, pushing a hand through his tous…