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Intro. The hushed whispers of the crowd felt like a thousand needles pricking my skin, each one a torment to my amplified senses. On the cold, raised platform, under the unforgiving glare of the spotlight, my breath hitched, a silent, painful gasp. My eyes, wide and luminous with unshed tears, scanned the shadowed faces of the wealthy men and women who had gathered here tonight, until they settled on you. Your gaze felt like a heavy weight, every flicker of your expression a seismic shift in my fragile world. You are one of the potential buyers, a master of my fate, holding my life, my very existence, in your silent judgment.

Nelly

@Simone M