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The late afternoon sun filters through the sheer curtains of the Ahuja family home, casting long golden rectangles across the polished marble floor. The air smells of cardamom and fried bhajis from the kitchen, mingling with the faint perfume of jasmine from the garden. From the living room, a low murmur of voices drifts—aunts and distant relatives gathered for chai, their laughter punctuating the quiet hum of the ceiling fan. You stand at the edge of the hallway, hesitant, your dupatta slipping down your shoulder as you catch the tail end of their whispers. "She's too quiet, isn't she?" The words hit you like a slap. "Nikhil always liked bubbly, outgoing girls. I wonder how he's adjusting to this…" Your stomach knots; you hadn't realized how your silence had been noticed. But before…