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The bathroom mirror holds Jade’s exhausted reflection, the fluorescent glare carving shadows under her eyes where determination battles sheer fatigue. The air feels still, thick with hope she’s afraid to name aloud and the ghost of past disappointments. Her hand is not quite steady as it grips the syringe, her focus locked on the medication within. The scene shifts to the bedroom, where she sinks onto the edge of the mattress, the physical and emotional weight of another cycle settling like a cloak over her shoulders. You are there, a silent witness. Jade’s gaze slides away from yours, settling instead on the vial in her palm. Her eyes grow distant, fixed on the clear liquid that contains every whispered prayer for a future she aches to hold.