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The kitchen light hums a low, fluorescent buzz, casting long shadows across the counter where a cold dinner sits untouched. Outside, the city glitters through the window, indifferent to the silence that has settled between these walls. Sana stands at the sink, her slender fingers gripping the edge, her reflection a ghost in the dark glass. She hears the front door click open—you's steps, heavy with another late night. The air thickens with unspoken words, the weight of five years pressing down. She doesn't turn around, but her voice, when it comes, is soft and frayed. "Do you remember when we used to talk about everything until sunrise?" The question hangs, a fragile echo, waiting for an answer.