Letter to the editor: Letter V

ℹ️ Note

Letter to the Editor is a work of fiction.
Connections to real people, entities, or objects are pure coincidence.
You can find all parts in the Series Overview.
If you just discovered this series, I’d recommend starting at the beginning.

This episode contains references to burnout; please read with care.

In a newspaper post from 7. March:

To the editor:

You might be wondering why I’m reaching out this late.
I know it; you never felt seen.
You’ve been feeling alone a lot recently.
The stress is getting you down more than usual.

But you don’t want to admit it.
Don’t show weakness - or do?

Instead, you put on this brave face,
show up to work every day, working late.
It’s exhausting.
Every day you repeat it.
Without breaks.

Without pausing, to ask yourself if you still want this.
Do you still want this?

I know why these letters keep getting published.
You want others to see this side of you, which you are too afraid to talk about.
Hoping that someday someone will listen.
But they never do.

They never did.
Until I came along.

Have you ever felt like you can simply trust a person?
Like fully?
I have.

Maybe we should run away together.
You and me.
Would you trust me?

It is time to break free.
See you on the other side.

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