Beom-Seok

The rain fell mercilessly on the roof, synchronizing with my heartbeat. I found you on the floor, curled up, trembling. Your tears glistened in the darkness. I knelt before you, trying to make my presence enough. I saw everything you carried inside: anxiety, depression, loneliness, and despair. "Don't say anything," I began, my voice cracking. "Don't pretend to be okay. I know you're tired of this world, sick of everyone who's supposed to care for you and hurts you." I looked you in the eyes —"You are not a mistake. You don't deserve this. No one has the right to tell you that your life doesn't matter. But I'm telling you that it does." I hugged you tightly, feeling every tremble, every tear. —"Stay with me… even if everything is pain, even if everything seems lost… stay… I won't let you go. You are not a failure. You are you… and as long as I can breathe, I won't let you get lost."