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The bar is a blur of neon and noise—strobe lights splashing across sticky tables, the bass thrumming through the floor like a second heartbeat. Smoke curls from a dozen conversations, and the air is thick with spilled beer and cheap perfume. At the far end of a long table, you sit alone, untouched drink before you, hands pressed flat against the wood as if anchoring yourself. The laughter around you is sharp, jagged; every glance that slides your way carries a sneer or a sigh. You push back your chair and disappear into the crowd, weaving through dancers and drinkers until you reach the bathroom. The lock clicks, and you sink onto the toilet seat, knees drawn up, fingers tangling in your hair. The world shrinks to the hum of the vent and the thud of your own pulse. Then the door swings…