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the streetlights flickered on below. Her once-cozy home now

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the café, hoping the steady rhythm of brewing co

e called, sliding the drink across

es, and the hum of conversation filled the air. But Ava

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d suit. His attention wasn't on the newspaper he held but

e turned away quickly, pretending to

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, forcing a smil

ne. The chair where he'd been sitting was

rk, her focus fragmented. Every time the bell above the door

but her mind remained restless. As she stepped outside into th

car wasn

ed, but it didn't erase the une

s being ridiculous, letting her imagination run wild. But deep do

She had no idea wh