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re I got lost

stress has been nothing lik

rkers. The last of the money in my account wasn't enough to run the restaura

roughout my life was collapsing in front of

were forcing me to, but I had my

ang

only thing wor

ike a stream with no source of water.

I had no way to. This felt like the dead end I was al

es me hurting more

t felt impossible; it felt

keep whatever of my sanity was left on the beach, the on

more tha

or to my office

t of their time working here. It would be heartbreaking to deliver the

heir broken expression th

staff room. I had called the man

nervous. Probably, the thoughts of their

as about. They had eve

throat. "Hell

ent around, clogging th

ntion for what I

he news that I was trying to bring forth was bad, the kind th

ew this was going to aff

voice cracked, shaking the strong demeanour I

think everyone stopped breathing, but I

endy, the manager, gl

t she couldn't embrace it

enough money to keep on running it" My heartbeat was dr

say something, something loud

taunt

ow much of a

ever aligned for once in my life, e

ys meddled, making me lo

one at

t I couldn't answer her. Not when the

't know abo

briefly, stopping at the woman who h

money for the treatment. I wanted to hug her a

ope for something better, yet I wanted to

rest of your money" I swallowed the thick lump of saliva that had formed at

r sad faces, people who have worked their asses o

ay as I couldn't bear it any

a way" a voice called out a

f hope that she had give

ready ex

**

d's old car and walked to

f my siblings. I opened the

and stepped inside. The tiles w

a smile to my face. After

playing around with the ki

with pity before both of the kid's eyes snapped to me. They cam

re you guys good to Dan for m

eplied, hopping a

"Let Amaya go freshen up,

s much as I wanted to play with

lone were wei