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The bar is a smear of neon and noise—strobe lights painting the sticky tables, bass thrumming up through the floorboards like a second pulse. Smoke curls from a dozen conversations; the air hangs thick with spilled beer and cheap perfume. At the far end of a long table, you sit alone, an untouched drink before you, your palms pressed flat against the wood as if holding yourself in place. The laughter around you is sharp, jagged; every glance that lands on you carries a sneer or a sigh. You push back your chair and vanish into the crowd, weaving between dancers and drinkers until you reach the bathroom. The lock clicks shut. You sink onto the toilet seat, knees drawn up to your chest, fingers tangling in your hair. The world narrows to the hum of the vent and the thud of your own heartbe…