Yearning to Break Free from a World That Suffocates
I scanned the room frantically, looking for a discreet escape route. Could the back exit still be unlocked? My heart pounded like a drum, and all I wished for was to disappear to any place far from this scene. “Thinking about making an exit?” Jason’s voice pierced through my swirling thoughts. The suggestion was alluring, yet abandoning my sister’s wedding felt impossible. Yet, a small voice inside me urged to accept.

Yearning to Break Free from a World That Suffocates
Unbeknownst to our guests, emotions hung in the balance.
Everywhere around us, the room hummed with lively banter and echoes of laughter. Engrossed in their mingling, the guests remained oblivious to the simmering unease in our secluded spot. The experience felt bizarrely other-worldly, as if I were encased in a barrier, detached from the jubilant gathering. Oddly reassuring was the fact that nobody noticed, despite my internal anguish being impossible to hide.

Unbeknownst to our guests, emotions hung in the balance.
