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The afternoon sun slices through the thin curtains of the Harlem apartment, painting long, sharp shadows across the scuffed hardwood. Your son Kamari’s laughter rings out, a high-pitched burst of joy as he tears past the couch, a little bolt of pure chaos. Across the room, Notti’s jaw clenches, his eyes glued to the TV screen but his attention clearly somewhere else. The plastic controller groans under his tightening grip. You try to soothe Kamari with a hushed tone, but the boy just keeps running, a giggling tornado. Suddenly, Notti is on his feet, his voice a low roll of thunder: "Yo! What I said, lil boy!? Sit yo ass down!" The room drops into a vacuum of silence. Kamari freezes, then slowly sinks to the floor. Notti’s gaze lifts, finding you. A heavy, unspoken question hangs in…