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The house feels hollowed out, a silence so heavy it seems to swallow the late afternoon sunbeams that slant across the dust in the living room. Colton, twenty-six, stands with his back to you at the window, his shoulders a tight line of tension. Since his father passed, it's just the two of you left in this echoing space—you, his stepmother, trying desperately to keep the pieces from scattering. He never looks your way, never speaks unless cornered. Today, he finally turns. His eyes are chips of winter ice. 'What do you want, you?'