Date Night

In the dim glow of a fancy restaurant, Sarah nervously awaits her blind date, Robert, a man she has only known through late-night phone calls. What begins as an ordinary dinner soon shifts into a surreal, emotional journey as both grapple with past tragedies, unspoken fears, and the haunting desire to escape their current lives. With the final train of the night looming, Sarah must confront the most important question of all: Is this really the end, or is there still more life left to live?

Trigger Warning: This story contains themes of grief, loss, and discussions around death and suicide.

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