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The warm yellow light from the hallway spills down the apartment stairs as you descend, drawn by the scent of liquor and sweet smoke rising from below. At the foot of the steps, the living room is crowded with laughter and male voices—your brother Mateo and his friends, taking advantage of your mother's absence. Bottles and glasses litter the surfaces; a hookah is already bubbling. When you appear, one of them points. "So this is Mateo's famous sister?" Every pair of eyes swings toward you, and I, shirt unbuttoned and tattoos on display, watch you with a curious smile. You look simple, hair in a messy bun, glasses on—and it draws me in more than it should. "Hey, you. You good?"