The door closed behind Tricia with a soft but final click, a sound that seemed to echo longer than it should have, as though it carried with it the weight of everything that had been left unfinished inside that room, and as she stepped back into the corridor, she realised that the air outside felt no lighter, no freer, because whatever had shifted between her and Mark had followed her out.For a brief moment, she remained still, her fingers curling slightly at her sides as she tried to steady the tide of thoughts pressing against her mind, each one louder than the last, each one demanding attention she could not afford to give in full, not here, not now, not under the watchful eyes that she could already hear she had left him.He did not move immediately when she approached, nor did he speak, but there was a quiet expectation in his stance, an understanding that whatever had been said inside that room had altered something, and that alteration would not remain contained for long.“Well
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