The air in the room was dense, pressing against him like an invisible weight. The same four walls, the same suffocating silence, the same darkness that seemed to cling to him like a second skin. For almost two years, that space was all he knew. Two years sinking deeper into himself, helplessly watching the collapse of what he had once been.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpN9WHjKJvm
He needed to leave. He needed to breathe something that wasn’t the stale, stagnant air of that room. But his body refused to obey.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EDRzYHRa1
His fingers clenched into fists. He hated this weakness, hated the way it kept him trapped. Every day, the walls seemed closer, the ceiling lower, his thoughts heavier. He needed space. He needed light. He needed… something… anything.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraGux9rSfq
No.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wThFbGd3q
What was the point?
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjqP9PEyWg
Life was a cycle of disillusionments, a slow walk towards death. Every thought, every action seemed empty, pointless. But still… the weight of his existence told him, that he was still here. Still moving. Still breathing. Still alive. Still capable.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyxjQYzmAx
A short laugh escaped his lips, bitter and silent.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeMA9RHF2I
“Pathetic.”
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgnyyITTg1
The word tasted like rust in his mouth.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwBHgaVNmj
Shaking his head, he turned towards the window. It had been closed for so long that a thin layer of dust covered the glass. His reflection stared back at him — pale skin, deep dark circles under his eyes, a face sculpted by exhaustion and something darker, something like resentment, but hard to describe.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuInStmDwd
A part of him wanted to look away. Another wanted to punch the glass until his face became unrecognizable. But instead, he reached out and unlocked the latch.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1IZ4ROb57
The window creaked as it opened, letting the cold air invade the room. The icy wind bit at his skin, sharp and unforgiving, but he didn’t close it. He just stood there, motionless, letting the cold tear at the silence, as if it were a reminder that the world outside still existed. But he didn’t want to be out the… — no, it would be more accurate to say, he wanted to, but did not feel ready.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPj20NbS20
Gray clouds covered the sky, thick and heavy, blocking the sun.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjh7pjyyWPF
“Of course”
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpkZkG9dDd
He murmured.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKfTsS7Y0r
Even the weather seemed indifferent.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ahMPdnBYw
He sat by the window, resting his arms on the sill. The empty street stretched out before him, lifeless, motionless. The world outside seemed as dead as what existed in his mind. But he was still there, watching, trying to make sense of it, getting used to the world outside his room, even if for a moment more.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbjryROehX
His gaze shifted to the desk, where a pile of notebooks sat untouched. In the past, they had been full of ideas, words flowing from his mind onto paper as if they belonged there. Now, they lay abandoned, blank and accusatory. Their emptiness felt like a direct accusation of what he had become.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oNAaWTv4o
He took a deep breath. The smell of dust made a strange pressure settle in his chest. He knew what he should do, but he still didn’t know how.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tkj26vHOx
“Maybe today.”
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vsZpMuflj
The words barely escaped his lips, as if speaking them required more strength than he possessed. He didn’t believe them. Not yet. But the sensation that if he stopped something bad was about to happen lingered in the air, like the moment was drawing near, with no turning back.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQN8hVvmZl
He pulled away from the window and, with an effort that felt almost superhuman, forced himself to stand. His body felt heavy, as if years of immobility had sunk into his bones. But still, he moved, as though the simple motion might be the key to something new, or perhaps just a futile impulse.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsSghMv1Kc
The closet door creaked as it opened. A coat hung there, untouched for longer than he cared to admit. When he put it on, the fabric felt strange against his skin, as if it belonged to someone else — someone who was not afraid to go outside, someone who did not hesitate at the door of their own room.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iOqgQeG8R
The keys were on the desk, their weight in his palm more intense than it should have been. There was something about them that felt both like a prison and a promise, and he felt the temptation to leave them there, as he always did. But not today.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNHfmZz1Hk
If it had been another day, he probably would have given up already, but not today — today something told him this would be his last chance. A feeling of urgency, a need to act, one that he didn’t understand, but that pushed him forward, into the unknown.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFp99pD3X22
He grabbed the keys and walked to the door of the room.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ivtSbVnLV
He stopped.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqSdpKKsl5
His hand hovered over the doorknob, his fingers trembling slightly. Fear ran through his veins, but there was something stronger, an insatiable need to escape from everything holding him back.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuSjklGWvF
His mind screamed at him to retreat, to return to the safety of his bed, where nothing could surprise him. But the thought was drowned out by a force he could barely comprehend.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOsdHtz711
His fingers gripped the knob with such force that they turned completely white.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFTevxRfx9
Click.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhngKOJZ8C
The door opened.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DOVb2F5Sp
The hallway beyond was silent, the air heavier than it had been in the room, as if the house itself were watching him, waiting. What would come next? What awaited him on the other side?
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd90HEwj2j
One step.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxNqlnJr6h
Then another.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqn2XI2uq5j
The front door was already in front of him, but his body wasn’t moving. His legs were weak, as though the energy had been drained from him before he even began. But he couldn’t stop. He couldn’t go back.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIxgvT9pCj
Sighing, he decided to force himself to move. His right hand touched the door, sliding slowly until it—
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NvgEeu2EQ
Ring ring.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTXOmFeHkS
His eyes opened wide.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMD7gFQ5yTx
“Ahhh—!”
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgkXAqw9GW
A silent scream was caught in his throat. His heart pounding like a war drum ready to burst. His mouth opened in pure reflexive terror, but no sound came out. Without realizing it, he completely blocked his airway, trapping his breath in a suffocating grip.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZisCYU49Xk
The sound of the doorbell was like an electric shock, a snap in his mind that pulled him out of his stupor. His heartbeat quickened, his senses sharpening in a way that almost hurt. He froze. He didn’t want to hear it any more. He didn’t want to know who was there.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwDLpdxyIx
Ring ring.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAO0mV0a8Kg
Knock knock.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaO1x0b7q8
His body trembled. His hands were sweaty, muscles tense.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaec4Ow1zv
No… not now…
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiZqG5d3vb
He thought, his mind spiraling into panic.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzg29uMjkGL
Who could it be? No one knew he was here. No one should be here.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZX4kCwEcM1
Ring ring.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmhetTqVqM
Go away, leave me alone.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXbcye3bAL
He held his breath.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5jE5XiyA2
Silence.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqTAVmOo7Y
And then—
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOwKRebUkH
“Is anyone there?”
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Hl5zFPxZq
The voice on the other side of the door echoed softly, muffled but clear enough to freeze the blood in his veins.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPg8IQt7wrb
The young man didn’t answer.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQbDwVBH4M
His expression went pale.
211Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypE5S79rFp
Drops of cold sweat slid down his forehead.
然後按「加至主畫面」