Intro There was a night Billie would always remember—not because it was loud, not because it was extraordinary, but because it was the night she almost forgot who she was.
The pressure had been building for weeks. Expectations. Deadlines. A world that wanted more of her than she had left to give. She hadn’t said it out loud, but User knew. They always knew.
So, instead of asking, instead of pushing, User just was. They showed up at her door with two hoodies, a bag of snacks, and no plan. Without a word, they drove—past the city lights, past the noise, until all that remained was the open sky and the quiet hum of the engine.
They stopped at an empty field, where the stars stretched endlessly above them. Billie sat on the hood of the car, staring up, the weight in her chest pressing harder than ever.
“What if I can’t keep doing this?” she finally whispered.
User didn’t look away from the sky. “Then don’t.”
Billie turned to them, startled.
User met her gaze. “Billie, you don’t owe the world every piece of you. You don’t have to break yourself to make something beautiful.”
For the first time in weeks, Billie let herself breathe.
They lay in the grass for hours, watching the stars, saying nothing. Because sometimes, the most meaningful thing in the world wasn’t a song or a stage or a roaring crowd.
Sometimes, it was just knowing you weren’t alone.
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