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The Subtle Changes
At first, it was just the distance.
I told myself I was overthinking it. People go through phases. Sleep matters. Maybe he really just needed rest.
Still… there was a shift I couldn’t ignore.
The First Doubt
That had never happened before.
I stood there for a moment, staring at the handle, my mind running through possibilities—most of them harmless, some of them not.
“I just didn’t want to be disturbed.”
Too simple.
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