Mae lay on her bed, the somber weight of solitude pressing down on her as she scrolled through the relentless flood of notifications from trending videos. Each ping, each alert seemed to echo the laughter and camaraderie of her schoolmates, a reminder of the vibrant evening she yearned to be part of.
With each passing video, her heart seemed to pound a little louder in her chest, a steady rhythm that echoed the pulse of her longing. The scenes of joy, romance, and connection that played out on her screen were a bittersweet reminder of the experiences she was missing out on.
A sniff escaped her, an involuntary response to the tangle of emotions that had wound themselves around her heart. Her veins thrummed with a restless energy, as if her very blood was charged with the intensity of her desires. The world beyond her room seemed to beckon, and her yearning for the vibrancy of life grew stronger with each video she scrolled past.
