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  • so much happened, i couldn't bring myself to write any stories. so i decided to read someone else's.

    welcome to aural fixation. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿชป๐ŸŒท

    Listen to the Mrs. Dalloway playlist at โ spoti.fi/3xAufqDโ .

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    Woolf, Virginia. (1925). Mrs. Dalloway. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved February 21, 2016, from โ www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71865โ .

  • so much happened, i couldn't bring myself to write any stories. so i decided to read someone else's.

    welcome to aural fixation. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿชป๐ŸŒท

    Listen to the Mrs. Dalloway playlist at spoti.fi/3xAufqD.

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    Woolf, Virginia. (1925). Mrs. Dalloway. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved February 21, 2016, from www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71865.

  • ๐ŸŽถ Best enjoyed with music in this playlist: bit.ly/4aDcvdo.Hey tiger. You busy? Iโ€™m sorryโ€ฆ I just didnโ€™t know who else to talk to. Yeah, Iโ€™m okay I think. Itโ€™s justโ€ฆ I didnโ€™t know who else to talk to.

    Originally published in January 2024 on โ โ citybuoy.blogspot.comโ โ .

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    ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ is part of the BUNK Collective. Discover more podcasts at โ http://www.thebunkph.comโ  and connect with us through social media: @thebunkph.

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  • ๐ŸŽถ Best enjoyed with music in this playlist: bit.ly/4aDcvdo.Whose scent is this? Who left like an indelible mark on your skin? Whose hands were you holding just hours before? Does he know youโ€™re here with me?

    Originally published in January 2024 on โ โ citybuoy.blogspot.comโ โ .

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    ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ is part of the BUNK Collective. Discover more podcasts at โ http://www.thebunkph.comโ  and connect with us through social media: @thebunkph.

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  • ๐ŸŽถ Best enjoyed with music in this playlist: bit.ly/4aDcvdo.I donโ€™t know when or how it happened but somewhere along the line, my love โ€“ once a fine cushion you could lay your head upon โ€“ turned into shackles that tied you down.

    Originally published in January 2024 on โ โ citybuoy.blogspot.comโ โ .

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    ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ is part of the BUNK Collective. Discover more podcasts at โ http://www.thebunkph.comโ  and connect with us through social media: @thebunkph.

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  • ๐ŸŽถ Best enjoyed with music in this playlist: bit.ly/4aDcvdo.This is it. This is the point of no return in this conversation. My feet firmly on the landmine, it becomes increasingly clear that no one was coming to save me.

    Originally published in January 2024 on โ โ citybuoy.blogspot.comโ โ .

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    ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ is part of the BUNK Collective. Discover more podcasts at โ http://www.thebunkph.comโ  and connect with us through social media: @thebunkph.

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  • ๐ŸŽถ Best enjoyed with music in this playlist: bit.ly/4aDcvdo.And maybe it was simpler when we were younger. Maybe before we had a home and promises to keep, we had the time to focus on just beingโ€ฆ us. I donโ€™t even know. Somehow, in the middle of paying the bills, getting groceries, making a life, we lost touch of each other. Maybe in the pursuit of living a life together, I failed to see that heโ€™d let go of my hand and found solace in someone elseโ€™s.

    Originally published in January 2024 on โ โ citybuoy.blogspot.comโ โ .

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    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Do you have a story you wish was heard? Send it to me to be featured in the next episode.

    If youโ€™d like to take a load off, you can share your stories with me. Send me a message on X or instagram @citybuoy, TikTok at @storiespod, or Facebook @thestoriesiwishyouheard. Join the official Stories Telegram channel for free, exclusive content at โ โ t.me/tsiwyhโ โ .---

    ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ is part of the BUNK Collective. Discover more podcasts at โ http://www.thebunkph.comโ  and connect with us through social media: @thebunkph.

    Advertise with us! Hit us up at โ [email protected]โ  and let's collaborate. Join our community Discord channel at โ https://dsc.gg/bunkโ  and join the conversation with the BUNK hosts!

  • ๐ŸŽถ Best enjoyed with music in this playlist: bit.ly/4aDcvdo.

    Happy new year, tiger. I hope your new yearโ€™s is a little bit better.

    Originally published in January 2024 on โ โ citybuoy.blogspot.comโ โ .

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    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Do you have a story you wish was heard? Send it to me to be featured in the next episode.

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    ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ is part of the BUNK Collective. Discover more podcasts at โ http://www.thebunkph.comโ  and connect with us through social media: @thebunkph.

    Advertise with us! Hit us up at โ [email protected]โ  and let's collaborate. Join our community Discord channel at โ https://dsc.gg/bunkโ  and join the conversation with the BUNK hosts!

  • ๐ŸŽˆ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STORIES! It's been three years since my first episode. Thank you for tuning in to the stories I wish you heard. I hope you enjoy today's twin offering. He looks so lonely in the early morning sky. Never looked more beautiful than when heโ€™s breaking my heart. I look straight into his dark brown eyes and see a million forevers that would never be. Itโ€™ll be morning soon. I will be mourning soon.

    Originally published in December 2013 on โ โ citybuoy.blogspot.comโ โ .

    Music: Dishwalla - Angels or Devils (Acoustic Cover)

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    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Do you have a story you wish was heard? Send it to me to be featured in the next episode.

    If youโ€™d like to join the discussion, you can become a Storyteller by answering this question: Would you ever be in a relationship with someone whoโ€™s already taken?

    Send me a voice message on Facebook at โ facebook.com/thestoriesiwishyouheardโ , email me at stories [at] thebunkph [dot] com, or record a one-minute voice response via Spotify at โ bit.ly/tsiwyhโ .

    If youโ€™d like to take a load off, you can share your stories with me. Send me a message on X or instagram @citybuoy, TikTok at @storiespod, or Facebook @thestoriesiwishyouheard. Join the official Stories Telegram channel for free, exclusive content at โ โ t.me/tsiwyhโ โ .---

    ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ is part of the BUNK Collective. Discover more podcasts at โ http://www.thebunkph.comโ  and connect with us through social media: @thebunkph.

    Advertise with us! Hit us up at โ [email protected]โ  and let's collaborate. Join our community Discord channel at โ https://dsc.gg/bunkโ  and join the conversation with the BUNK hosts!

  • ๐ŸŽˆ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STORIES! It's been three years since my first episode. Thank you for tuning in to the stories I wish you heard. I hope you enjoy today's twin offering. ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ What is the most intimate non-sexual thing youโ€™ve ever done?

    Join this weekโ€™s Storytellers (Makoy, Jay, and Janssen) as we go over how The Man Who Stayed was written and produced for this podcast, the limits you have when it comes to love, and how at the end of the day, we can all be our own heroes.

    This episode was brought to you by The Balut Kiki Project, GAM Chat Podcast, and Pinoy Campfire Stories. Do you want to advertise on this show? Contact me at stories [at] thebunkph [dot] com.

    If youโ€™d like to take a load off, you can share your stories with me. Send me a message on X or instagram @citybuoy, TikTok at @storiespod, or Facebook @thestoriesiwishyouheard. Join the official Stories Telegram channel for free, exclusive content at โ t.me/tsiwyhโ .

  • You know, my lifeโ€™s been a mess these last few weeks. Iโ€™m sorry. I shouldnโ€™t be putting all this on you. I know we just met butโ€ฆ it feels like youโ€™re the only calm in my life. Would youโ€ฆ would you mind staying the night? Just for tonight. I just really need someone to hold me.

    Originally published in June 2023 on โ citybuoy.blogspot.comโ .

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    ๐Ÿ‘‰ Do you have a story you wish was heard? Send it to me to be featured in the next episode.

    If youโ€™d like to join the discussion, you can become a Storyteller by answering this question: What is the most intimate non-sexual thing youโ€™ve ever done?

    Send me a voice message on Facebook at facebook.com/thestoriesiwishyouheard, email me at stories [at] thebunkph [dot] com, or record a one-minute voice response via Spotify at bit.ly/tsiwyh.

    Donโ€™t forget to join the Stories Telegram channel for free, exclusive content at t.me/tsiwyh.

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    ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ is part of the BUNK Collective. Discover more podcasts at http://www.thebunkph.com and connect with us through social media: @thebunkph.

    Advertise with us! Hit us up at [email protected] and let's collaborate. Join our community Discord channel at https://dsc.gg/bunk and join the conversation with the BUNK hosts!

  • POV: Itโ€™s Christmas and youโ€™re lonely in a sea of people. You call a friend to tell you a bedtime story or two.

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    ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€: a collection of 100-word stories and holiday songs to sleep to.

    Listen to the entire set with optional song interludes here: https://spoti.fi/3vbbqGj.

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    Hey, itโ€™s been a while.

    Yeah, yeah. I know. I said Iโ€™d be back soon butโ€ฆ

    Iโ€™ve been busy. Just with the holidays. H โ€“ how about you?

    Thatโ€™s good to hear. I know this season can be tough sometimes but I see you hanging on.

    What? A story? Arenโ€™t you a little too old for stories?

    Fine, but you know how this goes. They never end up in the end.

    Are you around a lot of people? Yeah, go ahead. Iโ€™ll wait.

    You in bed? Why donโ€™t you breathe in for me? Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out.

    These are the stories that I wish you heard.

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    Music: Winter

  • POV: Itโ€™s Christmas and youโ€™re lonely in a sea of people. You call a friend to tell you a bedtime story or two.

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    ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€: a collection of 100-word stories and holiday songs to sleep to.

    Listen to the entire set with optional song interludes here: https://spoti.fi/3vbbqGj.

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    I remember the last time you kissed me. You were half awake when I crawled into bed. With eyes closed, you kissed me good night. Outside, the city breathed in and out like it does every night. I didnโ€™t know what was happening at that time โ€“ didnโ€™t know that was the last time you could ever do that. If I knew then what I know now, would I have kissed you with my eyes wide open?

    The demons came back and they took me from you. Like the million times before, I say Iโ€™m sorry wondering if you ever will.

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  • POV: Itโ€™s Christmas and youโ€™re lonely in a sea of people. You call a friend to tell you a bedtime story or two.

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    ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€: a collection of 100-word stories and holiday songs to sleep to.

    Listen to the entire set with optional song interludes here: https://spoti.fi/3vbbqGj.

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    When you left, I fantasized about the moment Iโ€™d see you again. 

    Perhaps the next time you see these eyes, they wonโ€™t be crying anymore. The next time you hear this heartbeat, it wonโ€™t be in sync with yours anymore.

    And maybe then, if Iโ€™m good and I eat my vegetables and drink my milk at night, you wouldnโ€™t know that I still care about you. Tell me about the lives youโ€™ve lived without me. Tell me it was worth it in the end.

    Because right now it doesnโ€™t seem like it ever will be. Tell me how I survive.

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  • POV: Itโ€™s Christmas and youโ€™re lonely in a sea of people. You call a friend to tell you a bedtime story or two.

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    ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€: a collection of 100-word stories and holiday songs to sleep to.

    Listen to the entire set with optional song interludes here: https://spoti.fi/3vbbqGj.

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    I search through the cracks for my memory, some reminder that I was there. You are whole again and Iโ€™m still in pieces.

    Itโ€™s been years but even the earth remembers earthquakes. Skyscrapers may rise where bungalows fall but if you look closely, youโ€™ll see patches of wild grass growing in the cracks.

    You smile nonchalantly, pretend you donโ€™t notice me staring at you. You pretend you donโ€™t remember me loving you.

    You ask if Iโ€™m okay. I smile back. And just like that, a glimmer of kindness in your eyes, a patch of lime and purple in the concrete.

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  • POV: Itโ€™s Christmas and youโ€™re lonely in a sea of people. You call a friend to tell you a bedtime story or two.

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    ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€: a collection of 100-word stories and holiday songs to sleep to.

    Listen to the entire set with optional song interludes here: https://spoti.fi/3vbbqGj.

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    I once lit a torch for you. Its glow provided light through the darkest nights. It kept me warm on evenings most unforgiving. And then you woke up one day, packed your bags and told me you didnโ€™t want it anymore.

    I set down my torch for you years ago but I lit a candle in its place. It has burned meekly all these years though it has never once warmed your bones.

    The last time I saw you, there was a vacancy in your eyes. They say itโ€™s the season of giving. This Christmas, Iโ€™m giving up on you.

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  • POV: Itโ€™s Christmas and youโ€™re lonely in a sea of people. You call a friend to tell you a bedtime story or two.

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    ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€: a collection of 100-word stories and holiday songs to sleep to.

    Listen to the entire set with optional song interludes here: https://spoti.fi/3vbbqGj.

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    He says โ€œAh, but that was a lifetime agoโ€ and I nod. Sometimes, memories are so distant, they stop belonging to you. I remember loving him, I  remember slowing my breath so our hearts could beat in time, but itโ€™s as if it was a story someone told me over breakfast or a short film I saw online. 

    Yes, I loved him but that was a lifetime ago and Iโ€™m barely the same person.

    One day, I believe all the socks whoโ€™ve lost their pairs will find their missing halves. When that time comes, would we still feel the same?

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  • POV: Itโ€™s Christmas and youโ€™re lonely in a sea of people. You call a friend to tell you a bedtime story or two.

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    ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€: a collection of 100-word stories and holiday songs to sleep to.

    Listen to the entire set with optional song interludes here: https://spoti.fi/3vbbqGj.

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    โ€œAre we good?โ€ he asks me as I am packing my things. โ€œYou seem upset?โ€

    โ€œIโ€™m fine,โ€ I lie. โ€œBut for what itโ€™s worth, I release you. What happened happened a lifetime ago. I am letting you go.โ€

    He looks up, confused. โ€œYou release me? What is there to release? Whatever youโ€™re feeling โ€“ thatโ€™s on you. I dealt with all that years ago. Iโ€™m done.โ€

    No man steps in the same river twice. For it is not the same river. He is not the same man.

    How could I tell him? I thought he already knew. Sometimes, the river remembers.

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  • POV: Itโ€™s Christmas and youโ€™re lonely in a sea of people. You call a friend to tell you a bedtime story or two.

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    ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€: a collection of 100-word stories and holiday songs to sleep to.

    Listen to the entire set with optional song interludes here: https://spoti.fi/3vbbqGj.

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    โ€œWhere Iโ€™m from, they name storms after women,โ€ he said to me and I asked why. โ€œOnly a woman can ravage so swiftly, so completely.โ€ At that point, I knew I loved him.

    I thought that I could take him. I thought I was his typhoon. Then one day, I realized heโ€™d been safe under his umbrella the whole time. Silly me.

    You said they name storms after women. Why donโ€™t they name earthquakes? If they did, Iโ€™d tell them to name one after you. You who shook me to the core โ€“ your fault line ran deep in my heart.

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  • POV: Itโ€™s Christmas and youโ€™re lonely in a sea of people. You call a friend to tell you a bedtime story or two.

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    ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€: a collection of 100-word stories and holiday songs to sleep to.

    Listen to the entire set with optional song interludes here: https://spoti.fi/3vbbqGj.

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    You still there? Yeah, that was the last one.

    I guess you have to go back โ€“ itโ€™s pretty rude to be in your room while everyoneโ€™s out there.

    Hey. I just want you to know. Iโ€™m here for you. You donโ€™t have to go through this alone.

    Good night, tiger. And Merry Christmas.

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    Music: Winter