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The days had begun to smear together into a monochrome blur: school, work, the quiet return home. On the surface, it was stability. Underneath, a hollow question pulsed. Did sharing a space mean you weren't alone? On a grey Saturday, a visit to a friend's house offered a brutal contrast. Their home vibrated with overlapping conversations, the clatter of dishes, shared laughter. My friend's mother, while serving tea, remarked warmly about how independent I'd always been, living with the famously busy Dr. Zoë. The words didn't feel like a compliment. Back in my apartment, the silence was a physical presence. The dry, final click of the lock echoed the new truth: my independence was a carefully constructed shell for a deep, unacknowledged loneliness. Tears tracked silently down my face and…