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He walked down the lane that led to his house and stopped a half-torn poster hanging on an electric pole.

It contained some emergency numbers.

Police, ambulance, safety for women, children....stress hotlines, relief services...

Suicide Prevention Helpine for distressed individuals.

He immediately fished his phone out from his pocket, the one he always carried around.

His phone somehow made him forget the miseries running in his life, even if it were for a brief moment.

It was such an easy thing to do.

All he had to do was to dial the set of digits, or even text if afraid.

And then someone would readily help him, without hesitation.

Help was always available, though he had turned a blind eye to it.

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