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His childhood home—a two-story weathered blue house—stood at the end of Magnolia Lane. The key still stuck in the lock. Inside, dust sheets covered the furniture. His mother’s note on the fridge read simply: “Gone to Aunt’s. Make yourself useful.”

That night, they talked until closing. About nothing. About everything. When he walked her home, she stopped at her porch and looked back. “Don’t be a stranger this time, Leo.” f95 sulbas

Leo nodded, but something in Chris’s eyes—jealousy, fear, or something else—made his stomach tighten. Leo.” Leo nodded