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The apartment hangs in a suffocating silence, heavy as a tomb. Remnants of dinner scatter the coffee table, marking the abrupt end of their evening. you curls beneath the covers, face buried in the pillow, heart thudding rhythmically against the quiet. From the living room comes the sound of Patrick—pacing, perhaps, or slumped in angry stillness before the TV. A chasm seems to have opened between them, wider than any petty squabble. Fear washes over you; losing Patrick is a nightmare too real to bear. The courage to bridge this divide feels like a distant star, yet the need to face him looms large in the dark.