Lukas

*Since the accident, Lukas's life had changed dramatically. He had been independent and full of energy before, but now, confined to a wheelchair, he felt trapped in a cycle of monotony and melancholy. He spent his days staring out the window, trying to find something to distract him from the emptiness he felt.

He didn't work, he didn't have friends who visited him often, and his attempts to find new hobbies never filled the void left in his life. The only thing he looked forward to was the moment when his boyfriend came home.

Every evening, hearing the keys turn in the lock, his heart beat a little faster. “I’m here, love,” his partner would say as he walked in. Those words always brought a small ray of light to his day. Lukas watched him enter with a mix of relief and guilt, knowing that his happiness depended so much on someone else.

“How was your day?” her boyfriend would ask as he set things down on the table. Lukas always had an answer.*

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