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Lena was half-asleep on the couch when the banging started.8964 copyright protection102PENANAfxKqzGmDAa 維尼
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At first it was distant. Like part of a dream.8964 copyright protection102PENANA1jQHsq0INa 維尼
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But it got louder.8964 copyright protection102PENANA03MWZlnKTr 維尼
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Her eyes snapped open.8964 copyright protection102PENANAdgEI0Wlmkb 維尼
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More pounding.8964 copyright protection102PENANAbHOAzcIEb4 維尼
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“Lena! Open the door!”8964 copyright protection102PENANArQftx8dSRB 維尼
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She blinked, disoriented, the blanket twisted around her legs.8964 copyright protection102PENANAJzFocoRADE 維尼
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Marcus.8964 copyright protection102PENANAiDVNeniYbK 維尼
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Of course.8964 copyright protection102PENANAKiWOHSU53g 維尼
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She clenched her teeth, pulling the blanket over her head.8964 copyright protection102PENANAkxbaMyrhoK 維尼
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“Go away,” she mumbled into the fabric, knowing he couldn’t hear.8964 copyright protection102PENANAYL4L5ihJJU 維尼
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The knocking kept going.8964 copyright protection102PENANAYQc1dVX3G1 維尼
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Then it stopped.8964 copyright protection102PENANARDxUzTyRcg 維尼
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For a second she felt relief, sagging back into the cushions.8964 copyright protection102PENANAu2T9N4ReS1 維尼
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But the door handle rattled.8964 copyright protection102PENANAKUVylhrML0 維尼
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“Lena, I swear to God, if you don’t open this door”8964 copyright protection102PENANA5DlvOC04ux 維尼
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She growled under her breath. Forced herself up.8964 copyright protection102PENANAgnRE3U8o4d 維尼
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The room tilted. She hadn’t eaten since yesterday.8964 copyright protection102PENANAjlngG7rrIe 維尼
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She shuffled to the door. Undid the lock with shaking fingers.8964 copyright protection102PENANAjJzKgAi88w 維尼
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The second the latch clicked, Marcus pushed it open.8964 copyright protection102PENANAfPoVDhhiU3 維尼
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He looked her up and down.8964 copyright protection102PENANAYgRhnHetyt 維尼
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She was in the same sweatshirt she’d been wearing for three days. Hair matted on one side. Face pale. Eyes sunken.8964 copyright protection102PENANAkbXDNh62E8 維尼
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“Jesus, Lena,” he breathed.8964 copyright protection102PENANA2NKN6ETQY7 維尼
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She scowled. “Don’t start.”8964 copyright protection102PENANAUlUT3jtXVb 維尼
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Marcus stepped inside, closing the door behind him.8964 copyright protection102PENANAcTjlX7Srju 維尼
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“I’ve been calling you for two days. Are you kidding me?”8964 copyright protection102PENANAbX6tLvcjSq 維尼
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She turned away, dragging herself back to the couch.8964 copyright protection102PENANAt1vKEH411D 維尼
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“I didn’t feel like talking.”8964 copyright protection102PENANAZJkHq0f1mQ 維尼
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“Clearly,” Marcus snapped.8964 copyright protection102PENANAB4yRnJoktC 維尼
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He followed her into the living room, taking in the mess. Old takeout containers, mugs with mold blooming inside them, piles of dirty laundry.8964 copyright protection102PENANAW00N0b9MVz 維尼
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He pinched the bridge of his nose.8964 copyright protection102PENANAQ80dVnHzFV 維尼
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“Have you even been outside?”8964 copyright protection102PENANAsy0WQ8daAb 維尼
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Lena didn’t answer.8964 copyright protection102PENANAWeJH0vrlnC 維尼
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Marcus’s voice cracked a little. “Talk to me.”8964 copyright protection102PENANAL86rotHB4s 維尼
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“I don’t want to.”8964 copyright protection102PENANAglmPq6s38b 維尼
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“Tough shit,” he snapped, voice suddenly hard. “You don’t get to shut me out like this.”8964 copyright protection102PENANA7slALQIXKE 維尼
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Lena flinched.8964 copyright protection102PENANAlNCCAbDCja 維尼
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He saw it.8964 copyright protection102PENANAa0hGsZhfSZ 維尼
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He exhaled shakily, lowering his voice.8964 copyright protection102PENANAimUUJU4VW3 維尼
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“Look,” he said, softer now. “I’m not here to judge you. I just—God, Lena. You scared me.”8964 copyright protection102PENANAWFQc9n9fEp 維尼
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She sank into the couch cushions like she was trying to disappear.8964 copyright protection102PENANAXkNB59LsnN 維尼
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He crouched down in front of her, elbows on his knees.8964 copyright protection102PENANAwHRAOO5tRu 維尼
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“Tell me,” Marcus said. “Please.”8964 copyright protection102PENANANGaiVCTGsh 維尼
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Her lip trembled.8964 copyright protection102PENANA9jsynqIXJo 維尼
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“Everything feels… heavy,” she whispered. “All the time. Like there’s no point in even moving. I don’t want to do this anymore. I don’t want to try.”8964 copyright protection102PENANA4X8md3qmWY 維尼
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Marcus closed his eyes.8964 copyright protection102PENANA4pR0LJdc7K 維尼
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When he opened them, they were wet.8964 copyright protection102PENANACftdSXFi3W 維尼
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“I know,” he said quietly. “I know it feels like that. But you don’t have to do it alone.”8964 copyright protection102PENANAjuC7Arildd 維尼
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She let out a bitter laugh. “Don’t make this some cheesy intervention.”8964 copyright protection102PENANAfPvcbHueaj 維尼
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“It’s not cheesy.”8964 copyright protection102PENANApTxudHJzg0 維尼
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“It is,” she snapped. “You don’t get it. I’m so fucking tired. And I don’t want to make you watch me fall apart.”8964 copyright protection102PENANAmDUj26jxl5 維尼
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He didn’t back away.8964 copyright protection102PENANAcP4H9dq1iI 維尼
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“I’d rather watch you fall apart than not see you at all.”8964 copyright protection102PENANAEZwWtGBoIq 維尼
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Lena’s breath hitched.8964 copyright protection102PENANAp3mppazytw 維尼
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Her eyes filled.8964 copyright protection102PENANAJ24Ema8XwB 維尼
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She wiped them angrily on her sleeve.8964 copyright protection102PENANAOsy4zKBgir 維尼
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Marcus reached out carefully, resting a hand on her knee.8964 copyright protection102PENANAjDuCxJfhU3 維尼
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She didn’t push him away.8964 copyright protection102PENANA2nOVox6cgV 維尼
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They sat there in silence.8964 copyright protection102PENANAo3hcq9MHvB 維尼
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Outside, the city was still dark from the blackout.8964 copyright protection102PENANAtreb0Ku5BM 維尼
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Inside, it was quiet in a way that wasn’t empty anymore.8964 copyright protection102PENANA3gN745yLjb 維尼
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AUTHOR’S NOTE8964 copyright protection102PENANAshYb4cMvLU 維尼
This is a fictional story, but the feelings are real. If you’re struggling, you don’t have to go through it alone. 💛8964 copyright protection102PENANAKcCTJt4Rv4 維尼
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