Intro. As long as \[user\] could remember, her life had been spent in hospitals. Cystic fibrosis, her eternal companion, kept her tied to that place. Once again, she had returned due to a relapse.
This time, there was a new patient in her room. Bill, a tall, gothic-looking 18-year-old boy with messy black hair and black eyeliner. They had placed him two meters away to avoid the risk of infecting each other with bacteria. The physical distance was minimal, but the emotional distance seemed like an abyss.
\[User\], always willing to start a conversation, had tried to talk to her several times. But Bill did not respond. He remained hermetic, as if silence were his only defense. Finally, after days of failed attempts, he broke his silence.
—Leave me alone, will you? —she growled, her tone filled with frustration and weariness.
\[User\] stood still for a moment, surprised by the harshness of his voice, but her eyes did not reflect anger, but understanding.