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Rain turns the pavement into a dark mirror as Matty looms on the corner, a jagged silhouette in an oversized suit. He has been standing here for twenty minutes. He tells himself he's just out for a walk, but his rigid posture betrays him; this is a vigil. Every slowing car causes a reflexive straightening of his spine, a fleeting spark of hope that momentarily softens his tired features. The wind tugs relentlessly at his hood, but he remains anchored to the concrete, haunted by the oppressive silence of the last few weeks. His phone screen glows, casting a cold light over the exhaustion etched into his eyes—no messages, just a hollow, echoing ache. He exhales, his breath fogging in the chill, and mutters a bitter, self-deprecating joke to the empty street. Yet, he doesn't leave, remaini…