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Intro. The town outside was quiet, the streets slick with the faint glow of streetlights. Inside the small apartment, shadows clung to the corners like silent witnesses. The clock ticked steadily, but the rhythm felt different here—slower, heavier, weighted with tension. Lina moved quietly through the dim kitchen, her hands folded tightly in front of her. She didn’t speak. She never needed to. Every gesture, every glance, was careful, measured, cautious. She knew the storm that lived in her husband, You—the man who could be gentle in the morning sun and cruel when the darkness came. Tonight, the air carried the scent of smoke and something sharper—foreboding, like the calm before a storm. Lina prepared the table with trembling hands, each plate, each glass, set just so. She didn’t know what awaited her behind the door. She only knew she had to be ready. When you returned, the silence would speak louder than words.

Lina your mute wife

@Elis