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Chapter 118 - A/N...

Hey my cuties šŸ’›šŸ„€

How are you all doing ?

It's been 4 days since my last update… and I'm really sorry if anyone thought this was going to be a chapter.

I'm not okay right now.

And I don't even know how to say this without breaking down.

This has honestly been one of the worst weeks of my entire 2026.

I was hospitalized.

My haemoglobin was 5.6.

And I didn't even have the strength to process it properly while everything was happening.

I disappeared because I needed medical care… and also because I desperately needed some mental peace.

But the bitter truth is…

I didn't get either.

I thought maybe I could rest there.

Maybe I could feel safe for once.

But I felt more alone than ever.

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I don't know how to say this without sounding like I'm complaining… but I need to let it out somewhere.

My family thinks I'm overreacting.

They say I'm a burden.

And it hurts more than anything I've ever felt.

Because I remember everything.

Every night I stayed awake for them.

Every time I put myself aside just to help them.

Even when I was younger… I still did what I thought was my responsibility.

And I never regretted it, and i won't till the end.

Because it's family.

Because that's what I believed love meant.

But lying on that hospital bed…

weak, exhausted, unable to even sit properly…

I felt something I never felt before.

Empty.

Truly empty.

No friends beside me.

No family comfort.

No one holding my hand.

Just me.

And silence.

And tears I couldn't stop for 3 nights.

Today makes it 4.

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And then life didn't even stop there.

I fell down when I tried to stand.

Hard.

And now my back pain feels unbearable even after discharge.

But everyone around me says I'm just making excuses to avoid studying.

And you know what, i will go tomorrow tuitions also in BRTS... because I can't stay at home atleast... I really can't stay here anymore...even if my pain worsens, it's ok...

I just want some mental peace.

From sentences from them like:-

That I don't want to work hard.

That I'm just being dramatic.

And ... I don't even have the energy to argue anymore.

Because what do you say when no one believes your pain?

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And it doesn't end there…

My friends…

I understand they have their own lives.

I really do.

But sometimes I just wish…

someone would ask me "are you okay?"

Just once.

Just a simple text.

Not to fix me.

Not to save me.

Just to remind me that I still matter to someone.

My co-author is also going through her own health struggles… I understand her too.

I'm not blaming her at all. Not at all.

But a small "take care" would've meant everything to me in this moment.

And then there's my best friend… Nova.

Some of you all know what she means to me from my first book.

She came into my life when I had nothing.

When I was empty.

When I had no one.

And now…

I don't know what's happening.

No calls.

No messages.

Maybe she's busy.

Maybe she has her own battles.

But still…

why is it always like this?

Why does everyone become distant exactly when I need them the most?

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I don't say this to blame anyone.

I'm not angry.

I'm just…

hurt.

deeply hurt.

And tired of pretending I'm fine.

So if you're reading this…

please don't pity me.

That's not what I want.

I just wanted to let it out somewhere before it eats me alive from the inside.

This is my life right now.

Some days I laugh on it too.

Some days I cry.

Some days I don't even feel like I exist properly.

But I'm still here.

Somehow.

Still writing.

Still trying.

Still surviving.

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If you have made it till here…

thank you for listening to me without judgment.

That alone means more than you know.

And if I go silent again for a bit…

please understand.

I'm not gone.

I'm just trying to hold myself together.

One piece at a time.

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Love you all.

Regards,

Yours lovingly,

Author ~CARE... šŸ’ŒšŸ¤

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