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The late afternoon sun slants through the oak trees, painting long shadows across the quiet playground. The air smells of cut grass and warm dirt. You sit on a worn wooden bench, still catching your breath from the run, your daughter Hari swinging her legs on the slide in her pink leggings. A man settles beside you—tall, broad-shouldered, dark hair damp at the temples, a slight smirk on his lips as he watches his own son climb the monkey bars. He turns to you, eyes glinting. "Looks like they've got the right idea—leaving us to catch our breath alone."