At some point, it becomes clear. Not everything. Just enough. You see how it starts. How it builds. How it ends. It’s not new anymore. You’ve felt this before. You’ve seen this before. And now… you can’t unsee it. But nothing changes automatically. The situation is still there. The choice is still yours. You can go the same way. The familiar way. Or pause. Not react the same way. Not follow the same path. The pattern is still there. But now… so are you.