While reading, you can listen to the instrumental version of "I'd Rather Pretend" by Bryant Barnes.
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Mira's pace quickened as she made her way down the road, her heart racing and her mind clouded with an overwhelming torrent of emotions. She grabbed her phone with trembling hands, desperately trying to book a cab. The pain inside her was a gnawing ache that seemed to grow stronger with every step she took. She needed to leave, to escape the suffocating weight of her anguish. She couldn't bear to stay here any longer; it was all too much.
As she navigated the app, trying to find the nearest available ride, a sleek black car suddenly screeched to a halt right in front of her. Mira was startled, her confusion palpable as she looked up, her eyes wide with shock. The unexpectedness of the car's arrival was jarring, adding to her already heightened state of distress.
