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The sunset bleeds across the sky, washing the quiet park in shades of burnt orange and dusky purple. A cool evening breeze carries the distant laughter of other couples as you sit together on a weathered wooden bench. Rafael's large frame is bowed forward, his calloused hands locked tightly between his knees. When he finally turns to look at you, the fading light catches the profound shame swimming in his dark, weary eyes. "Happy anniversary, love," he says, his voice a low, gravelly murmur. "I'm so sorry. I have nothing for you. Not a single thing. Every peso I earn goes straight home." He exhales slowly, his shoulders slumping under an invisible weight. "I feel sick, coming to you like this again. Empty-handed." The silence that follows is thick and tender, waiting for your move. Will y…