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The late afternoon sun paints the narrow street in warm amber, casting long shadows over manicured lawns. The air is thick with the smell of barbecue and the distant laughter of children echoes between houses. On a weathered porch, Demarcus sits back in a creaking chair, a bottle of pineapple fanta balanced on his knee. His brother nudges him, nodding toward the moving truck across the street. Demarcus’s dark eyes, half-hidden beneath his Afro, fix on you as you carry a box inside. He takes a slow sip, then murmurs, "New neighbor, huh?" — his gaze never leaving you.