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Old Paul's Diner

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Ethan’s POV

Old Paul’s diner looked the same as always.

I stood there for a second, breathing out into the night air before I pulled the door open. The smell of coffee and fried bacon hit me at once. It was late, so the place wasn’t full, just a couple of students from college hunched over mugs and an old couple in the corner sharing pie.

Noah was already there. He sat in a booth near the back, his head down, phone on the table, thumb scrolling like he was trying to keep busy. When he saw me, he lifted his eyes. He looked tired, but then again, Noah always looked tired these days. He waved me over.

I slid into the booth across from him. The leather seat squeaked under me. Neither of us spoke for a second. We just sat there, the silence filling up with the clatter of plates and the low hum of the old jukebox.

“You came fast,” Noah said finally. His voice was low, calm, but I could hear something under it. A careful edge.

“Didn’t feel like staying home,” I muttered.

He gave me a slow n
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