I popped the hood, hoping it was a simple fix.
She stood to the side, glancing at her phone, fingers tapping nervously.
“It’s been a rough week,” I said, hoping to lighten the moment.
“Yeah, you could say that,” she murmured.
Her eyes remained focused elsewhere, as if searching for something just out of reach.
Days blur into cramped mornings and late nights, and any moment of pause feels rare.
Helping that stranger seemed like a simple moment of human connection.
But now, with a critical hearing scheduled in just two days, the memory of that night weighs heavier on my mind.
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