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The protagonist struggles with her own domestic issues while providing care for a paralyzed man.

She walked in drenched, clutching an antique clock as if it were a wounded bird. It hadn’t ticked in thirty years, she said. As Arjun took the timepiece, their fingers brushed—a momentary spark that felt more mechanical than human, like a circuit finally closing.