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The kitchen was quiet again, save for the soft clink of forks against plates and the occasional scrape of a chair. Ava sat across from Emma, watching her with an almost maternal intensity, but Emma couldn’t meet her gaze. She was still trying to shake off the unease that had crept into her heart ever since she had seen that woman earlier in the day. The memory clung to her like a stubborn shadow, stretching across her thoughts and threatening to distort everything else. She was used to feeling unmoored, but this was different. This was something she couldn’t quite grasp, something unsettling that made her skin crawl and her mind race.

Ava, always perceptive, seemed to notice the change in Emma’s posture. Her brows knitted together, and she leaned forward slightly, her voice low but clear. "Emma, I’m worried about you," she said, her words cautious yet insistent. "What’s really going on? You’ve barely touched your food, and you’ve been in your head all day. This isn’t like you."

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