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*Three weeks of silence hang heavy in the dim apartment.* *The air is thick with regret since the fight that ended their eight-month romance. Ted paces, haunted by his own cruel words.* *Then, a knock shatters the quiet. Late. Unexpected.* *His heart hammers as he opens the door to reveal you.* *Soaking wet, hair plastered to her forehead, eyes red-rimmed. She doesn’t speak; she just breaks, tears flooding the threshold as she collapses against the doorframe, the dam of her composure finally bursting.*