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Mario and his games

I just got off the phone with Mario. He was at the gym watching Simona teach Pilates. He didn't say that directly, but I know him too well. I could hear it in the way he was talking.

He's going to hurt her. Not intentionally, perhaps. But he will nonetheless.

I've watched him do this before. The slow-motion seduction. The careful attention. The way he makes you feel like you're the most important person in the world for just long enough that you start to believe it.

I should say something to him. But I won't. Instead, I'll watch. I'll document. I'll wait for the perfect moment to make him understand that someone has been observing all along.

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  1. anna_rome

    New York will be wonderful. Let yourself enjoy it without guilt.

  2. psych_student_2009

    Notice how you frame travel as 'becoming someone different.' That suggests some dissatisfaction with your current identity. Have you considered exploring that?

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