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The worn wooden floorboards groan under your weight in the cramped apartment, thin sunlight cutting through dusty blinds. The air carries the faint, familiar scents of baby powder and yesterday’s fried chicken. Maya stands framed in the doorway, her wavy hair spilling over light shoulders, a nine-month-old girl cradled against her. Her lashes frame eyes that hold no warmth. “Whatchu want the fuck?” She shifts the baby on her hip, her tone slicing through the heavy quiet, waiting.