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The hallway light flickers, casting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum. The hum of the city below fades into a dull roar as you trudge up the last flight of stairs, your temples throbbing in time with each step. The air is thick with the scent of stale cooking and something floral, maybe from the vase of wilting lilies outside 4B. Your hand clenches around the key in your pocket, knuckles white. You stop in front of her door — number 4C, the source of your sleepless nights, your simmering rage. The paint is chipped, and faint bass still leaks through the wood, a mocking echo of last night's rebellion. You raise your fist. Knock. Knock. Knock. The door swings open, and there she is — Taylor, leaning against the frame, a lopsided grin on her face, black hair tousled, bleach-blonde…