Petra woke before the alarm, the unease already sitting heavy in her chest. The room was quiet, washed in the faint grey light of early morning, but her mind refused the calm.She lay still for a moment, listening to Oscar's breathing beside her, steady and deep, and felt a pinch of guilt tighten behind her ribs.The argument from the night before hovered close, unfinished, its edges sharp. She had asked for space. He had given it.Yet the distance between them had not softened with sleep.She turned onto her side and studied his face. Even relaxed, there was tension there now, a faint line between his brows that had not existed weeks ago. Pete's name didn't need to be spoken to be present.It was there in the silence, in the careful way Oscar had looked at her before turning off the lights, in the couch where he had slept instead of their bed.Petra slipped out quietly, dressing with more care than necessary, as if moving slowly could rearrange her thoughts. In the bathroom mirror,
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