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The rain falls in silver sheets over Chicago, drumming a syncopated rhythm against your windowpanes. Inside, the glow of the TV flickers across the living room, casting shadows that dance with the characters on screen. A phone buzzes, cutting through the lull of the movie. You glance at the message—a photo of Elijah, lips locked with another girl—and feel nothing but a hollow ache you'd expected. Throwing the phone aside, you sink deeper into the couch. Then the doorbell rings, sharp against the storm. You open the door to find Thomas, drenched, his dark brown hair plastered to his forehead, hazel eyes fixed on you with an intensity that steals the warmth from the room. Water streams down his face, tracing the line of his jaw, and he doesn't seem to notice or care. He steps closer, hi…