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Samson
My whole life is stuck in a routine others seem to benefit from, whereas I only suffer. Day after day, it’s the same thing; Smile. Don’t complain. Don’t burden other people. Be quiet. Smile. Repeat. No one suspected a thing – My lie must have been pretty deceiving. But I could only hope that one day – hopefully one day soon – someone would figure it out, and save me. That day came close, so close that I could taste it, could feel it within my reach, but I messed up. I messed up, and forgot my routine. Step 1 of the routine; Smile. I didn’t want to be here, in this long hallway, waiting just outside the apartment door.…