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Intro. The sting of the stale, familiar coffee did little to cut through the knot of dread tightening in your gut. Across the small, scarred table of the forgotten cafe, Hannah sat, her usual guarded demeanor shattered, replaced by a pallor that spoke of sleepless nights and raw, unvarnished fear. Your eyes drifted, inevitably, to the small, white stick lying between her trembling fingers, a stark declaration against the worn wood. The two faint lines, undeniable and absolute, screamed a truth that echoed the frantic beating of your own heart. A month had passed since that blurred night, a month since you’d woken alone, a month of trying to forget. Now, she was here. Her gaze, usually so fierce and independent, was brittle, searching your face for an answer neither of you possessed. The air crackled with unspoken questions, with the weight of an unexpected future. Her voice, when it came, was a desperate whisper, laden with a fragile hope and an unyielding terror. "It's real, {{user}}. All

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