“I see life as clear water, peaceful and calm. But then, something comes along, like red water, and it messes everything up. It's like a big wave that disturbs my whole world. I am left trying to calm it down, but it's hard to get back to how things were before.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIArWBuCHw
The room was cold with the air conditioner at full power. A girl was lying on the bed and was shivering. Her throat and her lips were dry. She couldn’t move her mouth. She looked at the water bottle kept on the table next to her bed. She stretched her shivering hands and grabbed the bottle. She opened the bottle and took a sip of water. She felt a sensation after which her mouth softened, and she was able to move her mouth. The girl sat on the bed and looked around with her weak eyes. She looked at her thin hands. She stood up and walked toward the bathroom, looked at the mirror and rubbed her face. She was once healthy and happy.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6uHnvU2LP
As she changed, she took the car keys and drove the car. As she drove, she glanced around at the road and the people. She looked at a group of friends laughing and talking. The girl stopped in front of a cafe. She got out of the car and went into the cafe. She looked around and walked towards an empty table. She sat and started thinking about the group of friends she saw while driving, “They were so happy. They were enjoying each other’s company.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRNDpowycy
After a few minutes, as she was still lost in her thoughts, someone snapped in front of her, and she came back to reality.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOC18KPl4IR
“Somebody is lost in thoughts,” a boy smiled. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaTpsJRyo7
“No, Morgan, it was just, I don’t know, something,” the girl said with no expression on her face.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXO7HO6BI47
Morgan and the girl looked at each other and didn’t say anything for a few minutes, after which Morgan said, “You have lost a lot of weight. Everything alright? Tell me, I am here to help you; there’s no formality between us.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyUOQT5Bze
“Someone else also said the same a long time ago, but…I don’t know what to say; it’s all chaotic.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjkphMnJxS
Morgan grabbed the glass of water and said, “If you are uncomfortable in sharing, then I won’t force you. I just know that something is not right with you, that’s why you thought about me. If you share, maybe you will feel light,” and drank the water. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZI2Q8V3uD
The girl looked at the plate in front of her and said, “Every night, it hits harder when you remember how you once shared everything with a person who felt close, but now, they are no longer around. The silence of the phone, the absence of messages or calls, and the feeling that no one knows what is going on with you. You know, it hurts. It hurts pretty hard. It feels as if someone has grabbed my heart and is crushing it slowly. You feel suffocated, and your head keeps spinning.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJyv5tnX8Y
Morgan looked at the girl and said, “I know what happens when someone leaves you in your worst without even telling you. But does that mean you will stop eating, breathing or living? No, you should not let others’ actions control your feelings.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfOcZieha2
“He was important to me. He was part of my life. I used to meet him every day and share everything with him. We would talk for hours. He would take care of me. I don’t know what happened. He moved on, found a new routine, new people, and new priorities. And I am still here, holding on to what once was. Not only him, but the whole group moved on from me.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MZFyOWXza
Morgan put the cup of coffee toward the girl and said, “Drink some coffee. You need some energy. You are an over-thinker, you know that, right?”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNnDAcHCL3
The girl nodded, “That’s why no one wants to be with me.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErm5g9yRio
Morgan rubbed his eyes, “That is also overthinking. I am here with you. You need to enjoy the present without thinking about the past or the future. You are sweet and well-mannered, and you think a lot before talking with someone, due to which you are unable to enjoy the moments. It is the hard truth that nowadays people enjoy the company of people who are more open and funny. People who don’t fit in this category are often ignored. You just need to know that you are not the problem. You need to see the people who are right for you. Focus on the quality and not quantity.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzB3bntRRVm
“Morgan, it is easy to say or hear this, but it’s hard when it happens with you. Once, my birthdays were filled with warmth, laughter and calls from those who mattered. It is still the same birthdays for others because they all spend each other’s birthdays together. For me, it is just another day spent staring at my phone, hoping it lights up, and pretending it doesn’t matter when it does.” The girl grabbed her head.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsh0I7kdjwn
Morgan leaned forward, his elbows resting on the table, “Look, I get it. It is like you are stuck in this loop, replaying the good times in your head, wondering where it all went wrong. But you are not alone in this, even if it feels like it.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9a2efojcnR
The girl’s eyes glistened, and she pushed the coffee cup away and said, “Morgan, you don’t get it. It’s not just about missing them. It is about losing me. I don’t even recognise myself anymore. I am just a girl without a name.” 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KU1mr8085
The girl looked at her trembling hands and continued, “This isn’t who I was. I used to laugh. I used to plan adventures, make people smile. Now I am just this ghost of a person, haunting my own life. And you know what is worse? I started settling for less. I let myself believe I didn’t deserve better friends. I thought if they left me, maybe this is all I am worth.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKzeSSW9RW
Morgan’s expression shifted, and he shook his head firmly, “You don’t get to settle for less just because some people could not see your worth. Heartbreak doesn’t get to define your value. You are not a clearance sale item. You are not some discounted version of yourself because they walked away. You deserve people who show up for you, who see you for who you are, not who they want you to be. Settling is like telling the world you are okay with crumbs when you deserve the whole damn cake.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfc6h2dA59o
The girl blinked, “But it is easier, Morgan. Settling feels safe. If I don’t expect much, I can’t be disappointed again.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0npjtf96Bp
Morgan leaned back, his voice softening but still firm, “Safe? It is a trap. When you settle, you are not just lowering your standards; you are dimming your light. You are telling yourself that the girl who used to laugh isn’t worth fighting for. And that is not true. You are still that girl, even if she is buried under all this pain. You don’t settle for less because of a broken heart; you rise and demand more because of it. Because you know what it feels like to lose, and you are not letting that loss steal your future too.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7S2EFVWhf
The girl’s shoulders slumped, “I just.. I don’t know how to believe I am worth more anymore.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfE6fr6wFh
Morgan reached out, gently placing his hand over hers, “You start small. You remind yourself every day that you are enough. You stop letting their choices define you. They left? That is on them. You are still here, and that is your power. Don’t give it away by settling for people or a life that doesn’t light you up.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyW0F0m8jNg
The girl gently pulled her hand back, wrapping her arms around herself as if to shield her heart, “I don’t know how to say this. I don’t eat, I barely sleep, and every time I try to move forward, I spiral. I keep thinking about how things used to be. How I used to be.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXZswZQifH
Morgan sighed as the cafe around them buzzed with clinking cups, soft chatter and the hiss of the espresso machine. However, there was silence around their table. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjYe6q4kBj
“You are not stuck,” Morgan said softly, “You are just paused. And yeah, it hurts like hell when people you thought were your forever walk away. But their choice to leave doesn’t define you. It doesn’t get to decide who you are or what your life becomes.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNQpjhWmE6
She looked up, her eyes searching his, “Then why does it feel like it does? Why does it feel like I am the one who wasn’t enough?”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8gBFosbdG
“Because you loved them,” Morgan said, “You gave them pieces of your heart, and when they left, they took those pieces with them. But your heart? It is still yours. It’s bruised, but not broken beyond repair. You can grow those pieces back. You can rebuild and not into someone who settles, but into someone who knows her worth.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKUEDapL2v
She let out a bitter laugh, “Rebuild? With what? I don’t even know where to start.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNqanpj7fn
“Let’s try something,” Morgan said, “Close your eyes.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAE9A2aPkA
She frowned, sceptical, “Why?”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMozdtFtNei
“Trust me. Close your eyes.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFL0xNPWYiu
Reluctantly, she did, her eyelids fluttering shut.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pU1MtM1jG
“Now,” Morgan said, his voice steady, “think of one moment when you felt truly happy. Not with them, not with anyone else. Just you. A moment where you felt like you were enough.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBh4EvU0u4
After a long pause, she whispered, “There was this one time, at the beach, alone. Sunset, orange and pink sky. I was digging my toes into the sand, listening to the waves. No phone, no one to impress. I just existed, and I felt like I didn’t need to be anything other than me.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0m8RnXxqK
Morgan smiled and said, “ That’s the you that is still in there. That girl on the beach. She is not gone. She is waiting for you to find her again, and she is not someone who settles for less.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9ONLJUSB5
She continued, “But now that beach of sand has converted into a beach of rocks where my feet get hurt, and the ocean’s water has turned red and violent with a thunderstorm in the sky.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KefSRbffd
She opened her eyes, doubt lingering on her face.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡse4V6IvGBg
“You have turned your best moment into a nightmare,” he said firmly, “You have to remove your self-created darkness from this, and everything will be back to normal.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOwyOiUhHs
“But how is it possible?”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemJYGPP3zi
Morgan rubbed his left cheek, “It is possible. You have to take one step at a time. Eat something, even a bite. Go for a walk, even just around the block. Talk to me. You don’t have to do this alone, and you don’t have to settle for a life that doesn’t feel like yours.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKUwv2XDrX
A heavy silence settled between them. Her fingers twitched, reaching for the coffee cup, then hesitating, “I don’t know if I can do this, Morgan. Do you know what I see? Red water. Whenever I close my eyes, I see red water, and there’s a girl in that red water.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYasGWA3gk
Morgan looked at her and said, “Remove that red colour from the water, and it will be fine. Just try what I have told you.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboUTmmdU2S
“What if I try, and it’s still not enough?”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzWH3nM1CP
“Then you try again,” he said simply, “And again, until it sticks. You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to be you, the you who deserves more than scraps. And you, I see right now? She is stronger than she thinks.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvT2biWP9Jm
A tear slipped down her cheek, and she wiped it away. “Okay,” she whispered, “I will try, but will you stay?”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ec1FO4iyS
Morgan’s smile was warm and genuine, “I am not going anywhere.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1s5slQ0vdC
The cafe’s hum enveloped them, but the girl’s heart sank deeper with every shallow breath. Her trembling fingers grazed the coffee cup’s warmth. She longed to trust Morgan’s steady presence and rediscover the girl she once was. Yet the void left by those who had walked away, their shadows lingering like ghosts.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUDxrtYHRj
She set the cup down, her eyes meeting Morgan’s. Wordlessly, they rose, weaving through the crowded tables. As they stepped outside, the world unfurled before her, strangers laughing, cars humming past, the city pulsing with energy. Her gaze drifted upward to the sky. For a moment, she felt like a stranger in her own story, caught between who she was and who she might never be again.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9zbyIOCm4
Then, her phone buzzed, a sharp vibration that jolted her from the haze. She looked at the phone, but it was blank. She stood frozen on the sidewalk, the city’s pulse thrumming around her. She kept the phone back in the purse and said, “Morgan, I want to… 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SHRD3UKgd
She looked around, but Morgan was no longer there. She stood on the sidewalk, lost in thought, “Where is Morgan? Why did he leave me without any notice?”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63pO4RvI7M
As she walked toward her home, she remembered everything that had happened in the cafe.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYLywKCtWt
“Was that all real? Morgan was there in front of me. I talked with him.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUj6PxfEio
She took out her phone and searched contacts. She searched contacts starting with M and was horrified. She looked around and felt a chill run through her body. Her breath turned cold, and she started shivering. She started running. She ran as fast as she could, her breathing became fast, and she stopped at her home’s gate. She looked at her hands, and she started crying, “Why, why is this happening to me? What wrong have I done? I have never done anything wrong to anyone; I have always tried to be good to everyone. Why do I deserve this? This is not fair.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69y0yvmD8S
She continued crying, “Morgan, where did you go? I need you. Please come, I cannot bear it any longer.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBynuJSLG0E
Suddenly, someone tapped on her shoulders. She looked around and saw a man with a smiling face, “I told you to be strong. This is not the girl I knew.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNzndO4UMs
The girl controlled herself and wiped her tears. “Why did you leave me in the cafe?”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4cL9uv8pP
“Well, I thought my work was done. I told you, this is your fight. I can only guide you, and more than that, I can give you emotional support rest it's up to you.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDo5QueMtOS
The girl touched Morgan’s face and felt his cheeks, his lips and came closer to him. Their breaths synchronised in the intimate moment. She leaned in, her lips inching closer to his, and then, in a gesture filled with deep affection and desire, their lips met. Their lips moved together in a slow, passionate dance, conveying emotions. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bteAMEbCs
As she opened her eyes, there was emptiness and silence. She looked around, and now she got to know more about Morgan. She was in disbelief. She could not believe what was happening to her. She controlled her tears and ran towards the washroom. She looked at herself in the mirror and thought, “Was Morgan in front of my home or…10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LP3auKzxW
She grabbed her head and thought about her conversations with Morgan, whom she had known for the last one year. The bathtub was filled with water. She moved toward the bathtub and sat inside it. She closed her eyes and chuckled, “There was not a single moment when anything went right in my life. Even Morgan….”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSPInCCXfq
“What about Morgan?”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSeG5g4hjb
She opened her eyes in shock and looked at a man sitting beside her. Morgan was sitting with his hands on her shoulder. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGF0wssr7F6
“You aren’t real. You are my imagination, aren’t you?” she cried.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8U4tJFzbX
Morgan smiled, “Who said I am your imagination? I am one hundred per cent real.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74fuctsnjf
“You vanished in front of the cafe, then you suddenly appeared in front of my house and then again vanished. Now, you are here.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXwE64k2qg
Morgan kept smiling, “My dear, you are too much overthinking. Whenever you need my help, I come to help you. Whenever you feel lonely, I come to help you. Whenever you feel depressed, I come to help you. Whenever you think of me, I come to you. I am always there to help you. That is normal between friends, isn’t it? ”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvBdxHNgy1
“I don’t know what friend means. Even you are not real,” the girl started shivering, “I can’t take it anymore. I want silence. I am tired of this chaos.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJ2VMQ0mih
Morgan stood up and said, “Trust me, I am here to help. I will help you achieve the silence you desperately want.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElP3M4ID5G
Morgan looked in front of him and opened the drawer above the washbasin. He took something from the drawer. She saw it and smiled. Morgan sat on her side. He smooched her.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM53LnZvCME
She grabbed Morgan’s face and continued smooching. Her hands moving in the air and her lips kissing the air, in the reflection of the mirror in front of her. As the smooching went on, she took a heavy breath. The water started turning red. With each cut, the redness of the water turned darker. She started breathing faster, with Morgan smooching her continuously. 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzejlfMefyM
Morgan turned back, “I told you I would come whenever you need me. I think this was the time when you needed me the most.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwj69NAediq
The girl breathed harder, with deep cuts on her fist, and the water turned red. As her vision started blurring, she could see Morgan standing in front of her, smiling. With her last heartbeat, she also smiled and thought, “At last, silence!”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELubNVCbBr
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