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~EmiliaThe first sound was the folder opening. The cardboard brushed softly against paper as I set mine down, and someone beside me slid a glass a few inches to the right to make space.A man at the far end of the table shifted in his seat, the chair legs scraping lightly against the polished floor before settling again. No one announced the start, but attention slowly gathered anyway. I placed my hands flat on the table and waited.The man to my right flipped the first page of my proposal with his thumb, the paper bending slightly before falling flat again. He read without looking up, pausing at a line long enough for his eyes to narrow slightly.Across from him, another man leaned back, the chair creaking under his weight as he crossed one leg over the other. A pen tapped once near the center of the table, then stopped as its owner adjusted his grip.The woman near the end of the table ran her finger down a paragraph before circling a line with a pen. She didn’t speak immediately,
~EmiliaWarm sea air slipped through the open window, carrying salt and the faint sweetness of flowers I still couldn’t name. It moved through the room gently, like it belonged there more than I did at first. I had stopped being surprised by that feeling.I was in a new country now. Far enough away that no one here knew how my story had begun—or how badly it had ended. The city I left behind still existed somewhere, but not in the way it used to inside me. It no longer dictated how I woke up or how I ended my nights. It was just… distance now. Not escape. Not peace either. Something in between.This place was quieter in ways I didn’t expect. Even the silence felt structured. Intentional. People didn’t look at you unless there was a reason to. I learned to exist inside that. Slowly. Not healed. Not completely new. Just… functioning again.My small apartment wasn’t impress
~EmiliaFor weeks, my body had felt like a stranger to me.Every morning I woke up, exhaustion pressed down on me like wet, heavy wool, leaving me drained even after hours of sleep.Walking short distances made my legs tremble, and sudden dizziness would sweep over me, blurring my vision until I had to grip the nearest wall just to stay upright.My appetite shifted constantly; foods I once enjoyed turned my stomach, while strange, sudden cravings came and went without reason.Deep inside, there was this dull, twisting feeling—not sharp pain, but a constant, heavy sensation, like something was slowly changing and growing, something I could not name or understand.At first, I told myself it was only grief.After losing everything I loved, after all the lies and heartbreak, I thought my body was simply breaking down, mirroring the brokenness inside my heart.But as days became weeks and these feelings only grew stronger, a quiet voice began to whisper that it was something more.Fear sett
~AdrianMy phone rang, loud and sharp, the noise echoing in the empty space around me.The ring shattered the silence around me, loud and suddenNot now,” I mutter under my breath, rubbing my face as I sigh. I want to ignore it, but the phone keeps ringing relentlessly, pushing me to finally look at the screen.Lana“Yeah… I get it,” I mutter, grabbing the phone with my left hand. “You’ve had enough of working with me.”“What do you want?” I snap, raising the phone and cutting her off before she can finish, my chest tight and my teeth clenched like I’m barely holding myself back.She went quiet for a moment, the line filled with nothing but her breathing.“Uhmm… I’m sorry, sir,” she said at last. “Looks like I called at the wrong time.”“Speak,” I nearly barked, teeth grinding together as my grip tightened around the phone, my chest tense like I was one wrong word away from snapping.I could feel her shaking through the line. I hadn’t meant to shout, but after what happened with Emil
~AdrianWork drained every drop of strength from my body that evening.The drive home felt longer than usual. The city lights blurred past my windshield, but my mind was elsewhere. Meetings, arguments, unfinished thoughts—everything tangled together in my head. Yet beneath it all was a quiet expectation I didn’t want to admit. I wanted to get home and see Emilia. Maybe hear her voice. Maybe pretend things weren’t broken.As soon as I stepped into the house, the familiar scent of polish and faint lavender greeted me. It felt comforting for a second, then strangely empty. I loosened my tie, kicked off my shoes, and went straight upstairs.My room welcomed me with silence.I showered longer than usual, letting the hot water run over my face and shoulders. It beat against my skin, but it didn’t wash away the heaviness sitting in my chest. I rested my palms on the tiled wall, eyes closed, breathing slowly. Her face kept slipping into my thoughts, uninvited. The way she looked at m
~EmiliaOpening my swollen eyes slowly to behold the sunlight, I knew I had to fix the mess I dragged Adrian into.The light crept in through the thin gap in the curtains, pale and quiet, like it was afraid of waking me fully. My eyes burned, heavy from a night with no real sleep. Still, I forced them open, letting the morning air brush my skin. It smelled clean—dew, dust, and something faintly sweet—yet my chest felt tight, as if sadness had soaked into every breath I took.Half dragging myself, I struggled to grab my phone from the table. My fingers felt weak, clumsy, like they didn’t belong to me anymore. The screen lit up, bright and unforgiving.I didn’t know who to call.A deep sigh escaped my lips as I clutched my head with both hands. It felt too heavy for my neck, filled with thoughts I couldn’t silence. Deep inside me, I felt empty and calm at the same time. The calm scared me more than the pain. It felt like the quiet after something breaks.Something in me felt incomplete
~EmiliaI stood outside Valerie’s house, staring at the big wooden door. My hand shook a little as I knocked. Once. Twice. I waited. The street was quiet, only the faint sound of children playing far away. No response came from inside.“Valerie?” I called softly, pressing my ear closer to the d
~AdrianMy phone rang a few minutes later.The sound cut through the silence of the night like a blade. I hesitated, staring at the screen glowing on my nightstand. A wave of irritation washed over me. Who the hell was calling at this hour?When I finally glanced at the caller ID, the annoyance d
~EmiliaI don’t know what it was about that woman, but every time she looked at me, I felt like I was standing in the middle of fire.Adrian’s mother had this sharp way of staring, like she could see through me, into places I didn’t even want to look.That afternoon, she came into the kitchen, her
~EmiliaA loud female voice interrupted my sleep the next morning.“Shut up! I am your mother and I know what’s best for you!” the voice rang, harsh and commanding, echoing up the stairs like thunder.My heart jumped in my chest. I blinked rapidly, the heaviness of sleep still clinging to my lashes







