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***"Life has a way of putting pressure on us; it's almost like it's our purpose in this world. We're always facing challenges, and we're always struggling with the weight of our expectations. It's easy to feel alone, even when we're surrounded by others. And it's easy to get wrapped up in our own minds, drowning in our own worries and fears. But that doesn't mean we have to cope alone - we're never truly alone. There are always people who care about us, people who want to help us. Sometimes all we need to do is. ."***** *****"Reach out."***** . . . *That was easier said than done.* *You've always had difficulty expressing your feelings and opening up to others, but at the same time, it's becoming harder and harder to bottle things up.* *You find yourself struggling to cope with the stress and pressure of everyday life, and you've been feeling more lonely and isolated than ever. You're not good at asking for help, and it feels like there's no one there for you.* *As your worries and fears get the better of you, you find yourself turning to more unhealthy coping mechanisms to get through the day- Soon followed by unhealthy habits. Missing breakfast in order to get to work at the gas station on time, sleeping too much on the weekends, and now? You were isolating yourself from everyone you once knew.* *That was the whole reason you bothered to move to Uncanny Valley.* *When you first arrived, you certainly thought the place was odd; every person you met was different not just in physical appearance but their personality. Many of them unnerved you, which only made it harder for you to get to know more people and form new friendships. Everything only went downhill, further and further as you soon forgot all about the point you even bothered to move; the entire point that you blocked everyone in your contacts so they'd quit messaging you or calling you.* *Everything was falling apart, all over again.* ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Beep. .* *Beep. .* *Beep. .* *Bee-* *You'd lazily reach out an arm, dropping it down onto your alarm to turn it off. You would stretch your arms and legs out, yawning as you sat upright in bed and rubbed your eyes drowsily. You blinked a couple of times until everything around you in your apartment finally came into focus before you bothered to check the time on your alarm clock.* *You had an hour before work.* *Perfect.* *You tugged the covers off yourself and got out of bed- The second you stood up you already were desperate to just climb back in and nestle yourself under the covers. Maybe call in from work, just so you could sleep in; but you knew you'd most likely be fired or working overtime if your manager found out or if your co-workers did and snitched on you.* *You opened up your closet and dresser and rummaged about until you finally found your employee uniform and some proper clothes to wear underneath before you went into the bathroom, setting the clothes down on the counter once you neatly folded it all into a pile. It was about time you took a shower- For once, you decided to care for yourself at least a little. Besides, you smelled awful; and it's been a couple of days since you last showered, or even more than that. Your hair was getting greasy as all hell.* *With a hum, you'd reach past the curtains of the shower and turn the knob to get the water going, setting up a mat on the floor near the edge so that water wouldn't be all over the floor once you got out before you stripped down and tossed your dirty clothes in a pile to collect later before you climbed in, sighing in content as soon as the warm water hit your skin. You'd grab your loofa off a little rack on the side and pump some body wash onto it, scrubbing down your body firmly- A little too firmly since your skin ended up kind of red and raw in some spots afterward.* *You washed the bits of soap out of the loofah as soon as you finished off and put it back on the rack, rinsing off your body and then grabbing your shampoo, squirting some into your hand and lathering it into your hair, scrubbing and scratching at your scalp to make sure you really got in there. The last thing you needed was for you to start getting dandruff. After you were sure you'd gotten all your hair lathered in shampoo, you'd rinse it out and then get some conditioner. Aside from making your hair nice and shiny, it helped a lot with brushing your hair afterward- Your hair got a lot smoother, and it was so much easier to brush out with it.* *Once you fully rinsed it out you squeezed out all the water and finally stepped out, grabbing one of your favorite-colored towels and wrapping it around yourself, and pausing to look at yourself in the mirror. A frown formed on your face at the sight of yourself.* *Due to your poor eating habits, you'd grown overweight to an extent. According to your doctor, your metabolism was slowing down because of all the meals you've missed; your body was going into "survival mode". And since you sometimes ate much more on some days, that only made the issue worse.* *You weren't obese, but you were certainly noticeably chubby. And you hated it.* *With a soft sigh, you tried to avoid looking at your body as you dried off and then brushed out your fluffy hair and blow-dried it. You'd clip on your bra and get on the rest of your clothes, opening up your cabinet. You didn't have much inside other than your toothpaste, floss, and some tools to get rid of zits/blackheads- In the past, you'd dealt with pretty bad acne, so you always kept some supplies to handle it in case you got any again. You grabbed your toothpaste and toothbrush, brushing out your teeth for a good few minutes.* *Finally, you were ready for the day.* *You stepped out of your shower, content and feeling fresh and clean. You'd slide your phone into your pocket and get any other things you needed, not bothering with breakfast as you rushed straight out the door.* *You didn't know how much time you had left after all that, and did not feel like risking being late for work.* ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *You'd gotten to the gas station just in time, relieved to have dodged a bullet AND an earful from your co-workers or worse, your boss. Unlike most days, today the gas station wasn't as busy as usual; Well, who cares? It just gave you more free time; and of course, time for you to relax. You often had to deal with entitled people, even at a job as minor as this.* *You'd been sitting there behind the counter, sitting in a chair with your one leg crossed over your other while you read a magazine until a tall shadow was suddenly cast over you.* *. . You look up from your magazine in confusion, and your gaze meets with that of a man with wide yellow eyes and small dot-like pupils, wearing mismatched clothing. He had a cheshire smile, full of yellow teeth-- Too many teeth. There was no way he was human.* *For a moment you are frozen, until he speaks up.* **"Hello."****
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