📄 Page 1 (4 Panels)
Panel 1:
Inside the house.
Mother spreads the tablecloth on the floor.
Afternoon light from the window.
Panel 2:
Syro's sister (smiling):
— "You're late again!"
Panel 3:
Syro takes off his shoes.
A casual smile.
Panel 4 (Text at the bottom of the page):
"There are days so ordinary,
no one ever says goodbye."
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📄 Page 2 (3 Panels)
Panel 1:
Father arranges the bowls.
Panel 2:
Mother:
— "Come sit, don't let the food get cold."
Panel 3:
Sister sits next to Syro, quietly:
— "Do you feel good today?"
Syro pauses.
— "Yeah... I think so."
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📄 Page 3 (4 Panels)
Panel 1:
Sound of the door.
Panel 2:
Everyone goes silent.
Panel 3:
Mother stands up.
— "Do we have a guest?"
Panel 4:
Mother's hand on the doorknob.
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📄 Page 4 (3 Panels)
Panel 1:
The door opens.
Panel 2:
Aira is standing at the door.
Simple clothes.
A bit out of breath.
Panel 3:
Aira and Syro's eyes meet for the first time.
Not romantic.
Not strange.
Just... familiar.
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📄 Page 5 (4 Panels)
Panel 1:
Mother smiles.
— "Yes?"
Panel 2:
Aira hesitates:
— "Sorry... is Syro here?"
Panel 3:
Sister excitedly:
— "Yes!"
Panel 4:
Syro steps forward.
— "It's me."
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📄 Page 6 (3 Panels)
Panel 1:
Aira hesitates briefly.
Panel 2:
— "Can we... go outside?"
Panel 3:
Mother quickly says:
— "Come inside first."
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📄 Page 7 (5 Panels)
Panel 1:
Aira takes off her shoes.
Panel 2:
Her gaze falls on the table.
Panel 3:
Mother:
— "We've laid the table, come have a bite."
Panel 4:
Aira, flustered:
— "No, I—"
Panel 5:
Father, calmly:
— "A guest is a gift from God."
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📄 Page 8 (4 Panels)
Panel 1:
Aira sits down beside the table.
Panel 2:
Sister serves food for her.
Panel 3:
— "What's your name?"
Panel 4:
— "... Aira."
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📄 Page 9 (3 Panels)
Panel 1:
Aira takes a small bite.
Panel 2:
Her eyes tremble slightly.
Panel 3 (Aira's thought – no bubble):
"This... shouldn't be safe here."
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📄 Page 10 (4 Panels)
Panel 1:
Sister laughs.
Panel 2:
Father jokes.
Panel 3:
Mother smiles softly.
Panel 4 (Close-up on Aira):
Cold sweat on her temple.
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📄 Page 11 (3 Panels)
Panel 1:
Syro notices Aira.
Panel 2:
— "Are you okay?"
Panel 3:
Aira smiles.
— "Yeah... I just wasn't hungry."
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📄 Page 12 (4 Panels)
Panel 1:
Mother collects the dishes.
Panel 2:
— "Go outside and play."
Panel 3:
Sister:
— "Come back soon."
Panel 4:
Aira's final look at the house.
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📄 Page 13 (3 Panels)
Panel 1:
Syro and Aira outside.
Panel 2:
Afternoon light.
Panel 3:
A brief silence.
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📄 Page 14 (4 Panels)
Panel 1:
They run.
Panel 2:
They laugh.
Panel 3:
The wind in their hair.
Panel 4 (Text):
"Some laughs
are the last practice of being alive."
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📄 Page 15 (3 Panels)
Panel 1:
Syro suddenly stops.
Panel 2:
Hand on his chest.
Panel 3:
— "..."
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📄 Page 16 (4 Panels)
Panel 1:
Aira:
— "What happened?"
Panel 2:
Syro looks towards the house.
Panel 3:
— "I don't know."
Panel 4:
A cold wind.
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📄 Page 17 (3 Panels)
Panel 1:
Wide shot of the house.
Panel 2:
Everything seems normal.
Panel 3 (Text):
"Danger doesn't always come with sound."
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📄 Page 18 (Full Page Splash – Calm)
Syro running towards the house.
His face is worried.
Aira behind him.
Final Text of Chapter 2:
> "Anxiety comes,
when it's still not too late...
but it's about to be."