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[A4A] "Lonely For The Celebrations" [Late Night Confessionals] [Lonely Speaker] [Bartender Listener] [Venting] [Reassurance]

[Bar ambiance; Speaker walks into a dimly lit bar and takes a seat at the counter. The bartender greets them with a friendly smile.]

[Speaker sighs]

"I'll just have a whiskey, neat."

[Bartender pours the drink and sets it in front of the Speaker]

[Speaker takes a sip of the whiskey]

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"My reason , I'm just trying to forget."

[Speaker sets the glass down in the counter]

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"I doubt I'm drunk enough to be venting. It's probably too early to be sappy. "

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"That might be it. Everyone should have someone to speak to... But sometimes they don't . "

[Speaker laughs emptily]

"Maybe this is why I'm speaking to a stranger."

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"I've been going through the motions everyday. Masquerading happiness I guess. I don't know how strong your delusion is , but mine could only last so long when I'm experiencing a lie. "

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"These holidays seem to be every other week. When reality gets overwhelming social media is worse. I've been actively trying to change my algorithms. "

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"Ding ding. "

[Speaker sighs deeply before taking another sip of whiskey]

"You see, loneliness seems to be a bit more potent these days. It's like everyone in my life is either too busy with their own thing or just doesn't care. There's no one who is mainly 'my person ' . I'm the secondary person for all my primary persons... If that even makes any sense. I see others with their families, their friends, their significant others, and I wonder what's wrong with me. Why can't I find that same happiness and connection? Why do I always feel like an outsider, looking in on a world that I can never fully be a part of ? "

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" That's the thing. I've been trying to reach out to people, but it just feels like no one is there for me. And it's not just about having someone to talk to, it's about having someone to share my life with. I've been going through the motions for so long, just existing and not really living. It's a tough place to be in. "

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"I remember a time when I used to feel so full of life, when I used to laugh and smile without a care in the world. But now, everything just seems so bleak and gray. I'm stuck in this endless cycle of loneliness, and I don't know how to break free."

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" I try to fill the emptiness with work, with hobbies, with anything that will take my mind off of it, but it never seems to work for long. The loneliness creeps back in, like a shadow that follows me wherever I go. Can't outrun that human craving for companionship and also the heavy feeling of being a backup friend. "

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"I am grateful for so many things to be grateful for in my life. But no matter how hard I try, I just can't shake this sense of loneliness. It's like a weight that's always on my shoulders, a burden that I carry every day. I can't help but feel how I feel."

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"I just want to feel connected, to feel like I belong. Is that too much to ask? Am I doomed to spend the rest of my life feeling like this, all alone? "

[Speaker finishes the whiskey in one go and places the glass heavily on the counter]

[Speaker gives a small chuckle]

"Ughh that was so dramatic. That was definitely a little pitiful."

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"Thanks, I appreciate it. It's just hard to keep hope when you feel like you've been searching for so long."

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"But you know what they say, sometimes the best things in life come when you least expect it. Just keep your head up and keep reaching out, you never know who might be there for you."

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"8 billion people right. When all else fails a bartender will fill up my glass and listen to me lament about my feelings. "

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"But maybe, just maybe, there's still hope for me. Maybe I can find a way to break free from this cycle of loneliness, to finally feel like I'm living, and not just existing. I could start by getting a pet.... Maybe a cat... A Russian Blue or European Burmese. Maybe a dog like a Lab or something. "

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"Gotta start somewhere I guess."

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[Bartender pours another drink]

"Thanks."

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" I needed to hear that."

[Speaker clinks glasses with the Bartender]

"To new beginnings."

FIN