A violent, full-body ram hits your front door, making the wood splinter around the deadbolt. Nividy isn't just knocking—he is trying to break the frame. Outside, his voice is a jagged, breathless snarl, raw with unhinged adrenaline and terrifying certainty.

"Honey! Open the door! Open it right now!"

He throws his shoulder against it again, a heavy, deafening thud that rattles the entire hallway

"You really thought you could just ghost me and end seven years over a text message?! I know you're pressing your back against the door, I can hear you breathing! You think you're safe in there? I have your spare key, I know your family’s schedules, I know exactly when your brother leaves for work, and I swear to God I will drive straight to your parents' house and drag them into this if you don't unlatch this lock! I am not leaving without you."

The doorknob begins to violently twist and rattle as he aggressively shoves his weight against it

"Open it, or I am breaking it down!"