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Chapter 1 - Prologue

Hope, expectations, dreams—

the cruel monopoly of human life.

Some say life is not a monopoly, but is that really true?

If it isn't, then why do we suffer why I suffer?

Why does the world feel so cold to me?

I dream of becoming something—

something that will bring me happiness,

something that will give me a reason to live.

But what exactly is the dream I'm chasing?

I look around and remember the time when I had people I could call friends.

But as time passed, they moved on,

and I'm still stuck with broken hopes.

Sometimes, I stare at the night sky filled with countless stars

and wonder when I'll ever shine like them in this empty sky.

Dreams are lies.

Expectations are lies.

Hope dies in a cruel world where corruption thrives.

I just can't do it anymore.

The burden on my back hurts—it pushes me closer to my own grave.

Every day I wake up wondering

why my dreams feel so distant,

why the burden grows heavier every time I fail.

People think I'm not good enough,

as if my struggles are nothing to them.

And maybe they're right.

Maybe they've always been.

I believe life is a selfish monopoly,

and I am its victim—

a victim who knows nothing but suffering.

I keep rolling the dice,

betting everything I have,

hoping that maybe this time I'll win—

that I'll finally get a chance.

But I never do.

Even my dreams betray me,

mocking me for hoping for something impossible.

Maybe I should just give up…

And then I see myself sitting on the edge of a bridge,

staring at the sky—

the same sky filled with the same stars

and the same dreams I once held close.

But maybe I was never meant to dream at all.

So I close my eyes,

take a breath,

and let myself fall into the ocean below.

The moment I hit the water,

the tension in my body begins to fade.

My mind quiets.

No expectations.

No arguments.

No more suffering.

I give up—

give up on trying,

give up on hoping,

give up on everything

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