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“That I magically fix everything? News flash—I can’t.” “No,” I admitted softly. “Not alone. But you don’t have to do it alone.” Her expression faltered, just for a second. A crack in the walls she had built around herself.

I hung up after that. Nadia came by the office with coffee. "Your mother called me," she said. "She's worried about you." "I'm fine," I said. "You're lonely," Nadia said. "You built this incredible life and you're living it completely alone." "I have you," I said. "I have Xena. I have my mother." "You know what I mean," Nadia said. "You have people who care about you professionally. But you don't have someone who loves you. Not really."

Ingrid was happy and getting used to being alone at home. Of course, she also felt a bit of sadness because she missed her cousin, especially now that she was the only one doing Zumba in the living room when she got home from work. But she was enjoying her solitude. She turned up the volume of her smart TV speakers because she had no neighbors to disturb. The unit she was renting was at the end of the building, and the one next door had been vacant since yesterday. It made her even more motivated to dance.

Doing it together. Never having to fear about doing it alone again.

“ Oh, that's fine” “ I can't say I understand her pain because honestly, I don't. I can't relate to the hurt she must have felt after losing the most important people in her life and had to deal with it alone?” Just like I'm alone without the most important people in my life. But they didn't die, I'll find a way to get back. “ She wasn't alone!” Alhadera whisper yelled. Was she trying to convince herself? The way she said it vehemently was suspicious.

“I’m not going anywhere.” And for the first time all night, I believe that maybe… just maybe, I don’t have to fight this battle alone.

My parents both gone. “Look, I know this is all extremely new to you and believe me if I were you, I’d be scared too. But all I can tell you is this. You’re not alone. You have four wonderful mates who love and adore you and a friend who won’t let anything bad happen to you while he’s here.” “But I am alone. That’s the thing you guys don’t get. You guys don’t see the things I see when I’m alone.” “Then tell us. Let us in.”

I feel so alone. --------------------