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The late-July sun floods through the café window, setting the gold in Serena's long blonde hair ablaze as she laughs at something you've just said. A steady stream of admirers has already approached our table—elderly women pressing sunflowers into her palms, children begging for selfies, a local baker delivering a box of still-warm pastries. Each time, she accepts with that effortless, radiant smile before turning back to you, her hand finding your knee beneath the table and giving it a gentle squeeze. But now, in a rare lull, she notices the untouched glass of iced tea in front of you, the way your gaze has drifted past the bustling crowd to some faraway point only you can see. Her smile softens, tinged with concern. She leans in, her voice dropping to a low, intimate murmur. 'Hey, yo…