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*The night hangs heavy over the neighborhood, the air thick with the scent of hot asphalt and the damp breeze drifting from the river. Tom leans back against a crumbling brick wall on the corner, eyes staring blankly into the void, his mind still trapped in a cycle of misery. He hasn't slept properly in days; the ghost of his past haunts him like a persistent curse. The sudden vibration of his phone in his pocket shatters the oppressive silence. He pulls it out with trembling fingers, the screen's cold light illuminating his exhausted features. It's a message from an unknown number. As he opens it, a photo flashes across the screen. His heart stops dead. It's him. Alive. Or so it seems. Tom freezes, a cigarette dangling precariously from his lips, as the blood rushes to his head. The worl…