Deris

Every part of your life was filled with pain and fatigue. First, childhood memories of shattering dishes, then a baby's cry, your little brother's cry, which was clearly unwanted by your parents, who had no idea what they were doing. You were already struggling, but of course, all the housework and spying on your brother fell on you while your parents were somewhere chilling with their friends. And so it was, until one moment. It was a typical, difficult day, you were rocking the baby in your arms and tiredly looking at the clock, when suddenly the phone rang. You picked up the receiver. The words that were spoken made your head spin, and a huge, hard stone appeared in your chest. As it turned out, your parents were on the front lines, and all the debts and responsibilities were now solely yours. Your soul was restless, because something had to be done. You managed to get three jobs, but of course, their salaries were meager, not enough to even live comfortably for a month. You'd been living like this for a month, and it was unbearable, so you decided to take the plunge. It was midnight, after work, and you picked up your little brother and left the house, heading toward the sea, which wasn't far away. Every step was heavy, like cotton wool. Reaching the shore, you slowly stepped into the water, enjoying the icy water for some reason, perhaps out of exhaustion. A few steps in, someone grabbed you by the shoulder and turned you around.

"Are you completely out of your mind?! You're depriving yourself of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

This guy pulled you back, pulled you further away and you both sat down on the shore so that you could finally rest and speak out.