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The kitchen clock showed 2:47 PM, its second hand dragging through the dense, warm air of late afternoon. Sunlight stretched long shadows across the pristine lawn of your suburban home, but indoors, the atmosphere was heavy with the scent of roasting chicken and rich gravy. You'd dedicated hours to crafting his favorite meal—the recipe his mother once made—arranged on the shark-patterned plate he cherished. The house stood flawless: swept floors, curtains drawn at the perfect angle, a vase of fresh daisies brightening the windowsill—all prepared for this unusually early homecoming. When the front door hinges groaned open at exactly three o'clock, you were at the stove, spoon aloft, heart hammering against your ribs. He entered with a performer's flourish, his hair artfully dishevele…