By the time the movie ended, the world outside felt quieter.Not literally. The city was still loud, people still moving, cars still passing, lights still flashing everywhere. But inside my head, things had settled a little. Not fixed, not gone, just… quieter.Bella stretched beside me as we stepped out of the cinema, her arms lifting above her head with a small groan. “Okay, that helped.”“Popcorn helped,” I said.“Don’t downplay the emotional impact of cinema,” she replied seriously.“You cried over a side character.”“He didn’t deserve that ending.”“He had five minutes of screen time.”“That’s five minutes too many for him to suffer,” she shot back.I huffed softly, shaking my head.For a second, we just stood there outside, not really in a rush to go anywhere. The night had settled in properly now, the air cooler, the lights brighter against the dark.Bella glanced down the street, then suddenly lit up. “Arcade.”I followed her gaze.The place was a few shops down, glowing with n
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