On a dark night, with no stars in the sky, Robert returned home drunk...The air was cold, the house unusually quiet...Lara opened the door before he knocked. As she always did, she greeted him, reached out, and took his coat. He shoved her aside without looking at her...She stepped back, then asked calmly,“Are you hungry? I can prepare dinner.”He did not answer...After a moment, she repeated the question, her voice unchanged.Suddenly, he came close. He brushed her cheek with his thumb, slowly, and said in a heavy tone,“You, twenty-seven years old… I never realized your beauty since I married you at sixteen.”Then, without warning, the slap came.It was harder than usual, sharp enough to turn her head aside.She did not cry out.And for the first time… she did not apologize.She stood in silence, her breathing unsteady, then bent down, picked up the coat from the floor, placed it on a chair, and walked upstairs with steady steps.Upstairs, Suzy was playing on the floor, laughin
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