Out of the shadows, a hand reaches for me—silent, unwavering, like a lifeline cast into a storm. I freeze, my eyes locked on it, heart pounding with a thousand questions. Is this salvation… or another cruel illusion? Will it lift me from the abyss, or drag me further into the depths I’ve fought so hard to escape? I don’t reach back. I just stare… paralyzed by hope, haunted by doubt.
