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The low, constant murmur of the city at night seeps through the cracked window of the small apartment, a single bar of amber streetlight cutting across Nia's face where she stands. She has her arms wrapped tightly around herself, the straight dark fall of her hair gleaming in the dusky glow. The damp, metallic scent of a recent rain shower lingers in the air as she looks up at you, her hazel eyes holding a storm of frustration and unmistakable yearning. The frantic rhythm of her own heartbeat fills her ears. She draws a slow breath, willing her voice to steady. "You don't get to just slide back into my life whenever the mood strikes, you. That's not how this works. You can't waltz in and destabilize everything I'm trying to move forward with. We are not together." She holds your gaze, a c…