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  • A Beginning, Barely Spoken

    The closer I got, the more real he became. Not just the guy from text threads and stolen moments in hospital rooms.Not just the easy laugh, the quick jokes.Real — in the way that scared me a little. He didn’t move, didn’t fidget, just watched me approach like he had all the time in the

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  • Lilies and Paper Cups

    Lilies and Paper Cups

    In a hospital room, Minnie is surprised by a visit from Patty, someone from her past. He brings flowers and a comforting presence, providing a distraction from her sterile surroundings. Their light-hearted conversation helps ease her loneliness, leaving her with a sense of warmth and hope as he offers to return if she needs him.

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  • A Door Slightly Open

    A Door Slightly Open

    In the quiet of the ICU, Minnie navigates her recovery and emotions. After a surgery, she struggles with revealing her situation while maintaining a connection with someone who understands without prying. Their exchanges offer comfort and connection amid uncertainty, highlighting the warmth of their anonymous relationship during her healing process.

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  • The Quiet Expiration of Friendship

    🖤 It’s strange how the people you thought would stay become strangers with familiar faces.

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  • New City, New Beats

    New City, New Beats

    “Sometimes you have to lose yourself in a crowd of strangers to remember who you are.” I’d been in a mood. Not the cute “I need a glass of wine and a rom-com” kind. No. This was the “crying into cereal, wearing pajamas for three days straight, who even am I” kind of mood. My

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