The subway car doors slid shut with a hiss, locking out the noise of the crowded platform behind me. The train lurched forward, and I stumbled into my seat, clutching my worn-out purse like a lifeline. The neon lights above flickered, casting everything in a dull yellowish glow. I closed my eyes, letting the rhythmic clatter of the wheels lull me into a kind of daze. This was the end of a day I wished I could forget. Fired from my job, my rent overdue, and a broken relationship hanging like a ghost in the back of my mind—I felt like I had been stuck on a treadmill of regret and bad decisions for years now.
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