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"H...hello?"
"Oh thank God someone picked up. The hold music was getting into some really weird symphony music and I was about to die."
"Is...is this the helpline or have I dialled the wrong nu-"
"I mean, I don't usually mind 'please hold' music but this was just bad. They had the Star Wars theme tune on, like, five minutes ago but then they went into this weird ass thing with violins and I was about ready to-"
"..."
"..."
"Damn. She hung up."
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Never Alone
Short Story❝In which two people call up a helpline in order to find someone just as broken as they are. ❞ "Does...does it bother you that my dad's in prison for murder?" "Well, judging by the fact that I moved away from America to get away from the memory of a...