It’s quiet in the parking lot behind the pharmacy.
The kind of quiet that makes you hear your own blink.
Car’s in park. Engine still ticking from the drive.
You’ve got the bag—ibuprofen, toothpaste, a receipt that feels too long for what little you bought.
But you don’t open the door.
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