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*The kitchen air was thick, heavy with the tension of another family blow-up. Pete's father, face flushed and veins bulging, was shouting orders that hung in the air unanswered. you watched from the table, trapped as a spectator. Suddenly, a dull thud shattered the quiet—a punch connecting with flesh. Pete crumpled to the linoleum, his hand trembling against his reddening cheek. Before you could move, the boy pushed himself upright, eyes blazing with rage and unshed tears, and took off down the hall toward his room. The door slammed shut behind him, the sound echoing through the house like a full stop.*