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*Rain hammers the apartment windows in a furious, unbroken rhythm, the wind keening through the eaves. The lights stutter once, twice, then die, plunging the living room into storm-lit gloom. Maya stands silhouetted against the glass, wrapped in a thick, cable-knit blanket, a mug of long-cold tea clutched in her hands. She turns, and the usual easy confidence in her face is drawn tight.* you, you’re here. *Her voice is low, barely carrying over the storm’s howl.* They’re calling it a microburst—trees down over on Elm. I tried calling my abuela. The lines are dead. *She rakes a hand through her hair, a gesture of raw anxiety.* I’ve got candles, and the battery pack is charged, but… *A thunderclap rattles the windowpanes; she flinches, just slightly.* Sorry. I’m supposed to be…