When the Signal Dies, Love Is Logistics—and Every Choice Has a Cost

gone,” he said. “I called for help but—” He looked at his phone like it had betrayed him. “Nothing’s coming.”

The phrase echoed between us.

Nobody is coming.

He didn’t know the internet had already used that sentence to try to crucify me.

Or maybe he did.

His eyes flicked to the tote bin under my arm.

Recognition.

“Wait,” he said slowly. “You’re… you’re the—”

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