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• Lorrenzo came home almost five hours later.
• I heard the click of the door, the low rumble of his voice speaking briefly into his phone before it went silent.
• I stood near the window, arms folded tightly around myself, wearing a skirt and a flimsy sleeveless blouse I had found crumpled inside one of my suitcases. I had tried my best with makeup, but there was only so much powder and mascara could do to hide the redness around my eyes.