Scene 1
**Inside the car**
Samar drives the car with measured steps, her hand on the wheel and her eyes fixed on the villa gate looming ahead. Aroua sits beside her, silent, observing everything with curiosity and caution, as if weighing every corner and every shadow around them. Samar raises her phone and presses the button to open the gate remotely, producing a soft mechanical sound that signals the metal barriers moving.
The gate slowly opens, and the car glides inside smoothly. The outside air carries the scent of gardens and damp grass, yet inside the car, a heavy silence prevails, the weight of the moment pressing down on them. As soon as the car enters, the gate closes automatically behind them, as if framing their separation from the outside world.
Samar stops the car in front
