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Lena was half-asleep on the couch when the banging started.8964 copyright protection57PENANActyvPNhTaI 維尼
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At first it was distant. Like part of a dream.8964 copyright protection57PENANACBMF3HAzmI 維尼
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But it got louder.8964 copyright protection57PENANAgnVdkqpaNm 維尼
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Her eyes snapped open.8964 copyright protection57PENANA1f0NcgJ49T 維尼
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More pounding.8964 copyright protection57PENANANKiOB8yoG3 維尼
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“Lena! Open the door!”8964 copyright protection57PENANAp0JxnByW8L 維尼
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She blinked, disoriented, the blanket twisted around her legs.8964 copyright protection57PENANA9BZr2MuDOG 維尼
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Marcus.8964 copyright protection57PENANA1FpYkbueI5 維尼
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Of course.8964 copyright protection57PENANA8jWAwbfsca 維尼
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She clenched her teeth, pulling the blanket over her head.8964 copyright protection57PENANATstbrRbOYY 維尼
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“Go away,” she mumbled into the fabric, knowing he couldn’t hear.8964 copyright protection57PENANAPaphEgSF6o 維尼
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The knocking kept going.8964 copyright protection57PENANAAkxeQcLl2U 維尼
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Then it stopped.8964 copyright protection57PENANAQUA6QC9P6q 維尼
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For a second she felt relief, sagging back into the cushions.8964 copyright protection57PENANAAsEpLfo8Sc 維尼
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But the door handle rattled.8964 copyright protection57PENANAkmUI3w4Wt7 維尼
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“Lena, I swear to God, if you don’t open this door”8964 copyright protection57PENANAx5t9sfiJQG 維尼
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She growled under her breath. Forced herself up.8964 copyright protection57PENANAguehvN68Dy 維尼
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The room tilted. She hadn’t eaten since yesterday.8964 copyright protection57PENANABmscyYgutP 維尼
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She shuffled to the door. Undid the lock with shaking fingers.8964 copyright protection57PENANAtfxCkbE8CT 維尼
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The second the latch clicked, Marcus pushed it open.8964 copyright protection57PENANASCOhY2mWN5 維尼
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He looked her up and down.8964 copyright protection57PENANAcHpjuXtkPk 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 protection57PENANAZi8btmcyf6 維尼
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“Jesus, Lena,” he breathed.8964 copyright protection57PENANAcMpTlgjgac 維尼
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She scowled. “Don’t start.”8964 copyright protection57PENANAV0A3Mkovgf 維尼
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Marcus stepped inside, closing the door behind him.8964 copyright protection57PENANASISL5QV8Ug 維尼
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“I’ve been calling you for two days. Are you kidding me?”8964 copyright protection57PENANA3pYqjR90Nc 維尼
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She turned away, dragging herself back to the couch.8964 copyright protection57PENANAZdZ99FrP1o 維尼
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“I didn’t feel like talking.”8964 copyright protection57PENANAN3ebT78dMb 維尼
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“Clearly,” Marcus snapped.8964 copyright protection57PENANAS5CQcuy5pQ 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 protection57PENANA1ZAjFo5jqa 維尼
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He pinched the bridge of his nose.8964 copyright protection57PENANADm4rwAPJD4 維尼
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“Have you even been outside?”8964 copyright protection57PENANAmryqwSRX4Z 維尼
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Lena didn’t answer.8964 copyright protection57PENANA6V5HLkTOvp 維尼
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Marcus’s voice cracked a little. “Talk to me.”8964 copyright protection57PENANAhxKLndkcNd 維尼
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“I don’t want to.”8964 copyright protection57PENANAiMfDrBqxKw 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 protection57PENANAuuZhpFlt3t 維尼
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Lena flinched.8964 copyright protection57PENANAKXaBnPOEuG 維尼
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He saw it.8964 copyright protection57PENANA0NI1kfSBIG 維尼
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He exhaled shakily, lowering his voice.8964 copyright protection57PENANAM9yEzfMlR2 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 protection57PENANAFPwzi3vPzF 維尼
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She sank into the couch cushions like she was trying to disappear.8964 copyright protection57PENANAU4U4FtdUAc 維尼
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He crouched down in front of her, elbows on his knees.8964 copyright protection57PENANAdoz5THxlwz 維尼
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“Tell me,” Marcus said. “Please.”8964 copyright protection57PENANAMTPGkyUn2H 維尼
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Her lip trembled.8964 copyright protection57PENANA3z5ca3sDNW 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 protection57PENANAbX0zOYZ4Ll 維尼
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Marcus closed his eyes.8964 copyright protection57PENANAEWBblF52PJ 維尼
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When he opened them, they were wet.8964 copyright protection57PENANACJQH2mslNe 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 protection57PENANA51iWBbU3ZU 維尼
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She let out a bitter laugh. “Don’t make this some cheesy intervention.”8964 copyright protection57PENANATo3S3MngCb 維尼
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“It’s not cheesy.”8964 copyright protection57PENANAEf7MchInHc 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 protection57PENANAV8vSYPtQk8 維尼
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He didn’t back away.8964 copyright protection57PENANA6ZZ6usxUVP 維尼
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“I’d rather watch you fall apart than not see you at all.”8964 copyright protection57PENANAfBYlM2Arw5 維尼
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Lena’s breath hitched.8964 copyright protection57PENANAPkUaNFcWOT 維尼
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Her eyes filled.8964 copyright protection57PENANAc7jHApYQEf 維尼
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She wiped them angrily on her sleeve.8964 copyright protection57PENANA7qGUpBKcB4 維尼
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Marcus reached out carefully, resting a hand on her knee.8964 copyright protection57PENANALR3k914eWj 維尼
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She didn’t push him away.8964 copyright protection57PENANAuj3Y06UDyD 維尼
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They sat there in silence.8964 copyright protection57PENANAS7FZXgZTxA 維尼
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Outside, the city was still dark from the blackout.8964 copyright protection57PENANAwKTqFzP1cI 維尼
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Inside, it was quiet in a way that wasn’t empty anymore.8964 copyright protection57PENANApZNzyceMBN 維尼
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AUTHOR’S NOTE8964 copyright protection57PENANAlULCvhwCe0 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 protection57PENANA0Ys4LWdFt5 維尼
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