Episode 3: The collapse
Name : Samantha Rubenstein
Age : 26
Position : FL
B.D : December 2
Name : Cassandra Rubenstein
Age : 27
position : FL 's older sister
B.D : February 11
*SAMANTHA’S ROOM – NIGHT – A WEEK LATER*
The room is dim, cold. Rain patters faintly outside.
Samantha lies curled up in bed, eyes puffy from endless crying. Her once-bright aura is dulled — the silence in the room almost deafening.
She clutches her phone, still hoping, still hurting. She hasn’t heard from Judha. Not a single text. Not a call. Not a sign.
📲 Calling: Judha
Call Failed. Number Blocked.
samantha Rubinstein (Fl)
*soft gasp, eyes wide*
“No… No… not again…”
samantha Rubinstein (Fl)
*She bites her lip to hold back the sob
Whispers, breaking*
“He blocked me. Again…”
samantha Rubinstein (Fl)
*She drops the phone onto her chest. It buzzes.*
📱 Incoming Call: Lia Bennet
Samantha stares at the screen for a moment. Hesitates. Then picks up.
samantha Rubinstein (Fl)
*exhausted, voice dull*
“Mm… What is it, Lia?”
Lia Sean (Fl's friend)
*voice trembling, swallowing hard*
“There’s something… I—I need to tell you.”
samantha Rubinstein (Fl)
*sits up, heartbeat picking up*
“What is it?
Lia Sean (Fl's friend)
*barely audible*
“It’s about Judha.
Lia Sean (Fl's friend)
Sam… he—he got married.”
Samantha’s whole world stops.
samantha Rubinstein (Fl)
*numb*
“…What?”
samantha Rubinstein (Fl)
*panic exploding*
“WHAT?!!
NO! No, that’s not possible—he wouldn’t…
samantha Rubinstein (Fl)
You’re lying. Please, say you’re lying.
It’s… it’s a prank, right?!”
Lia Sean (Fl's friend)
*tears in her voice*
“I wish I was.
But it’s not a prank, Sam…”
Lia Sean (Fl's friend)
She exhales shakily.
“I didn’t know how to tell you… but…”
Samantha’s screen lights up with a photo.
Judha in a pristine tuxedo. Lisa beside him in white lace. Her hand clutching his, eyes glowing. A perfect, cruel lie in the form of a wedding photo.
*staring, lips trembling
Her hand covers her mouth.
Her body goes cold.*
samantha Rubinstein (Fl)
*softly, broken*
“No…”
Her grip loosens.
The phone slides off the bed, hitting the floor.
She collapses onto the carpet — like every bone inside her just shattered.
And the scream… comes.
Not loud.
But broken.
A choked sob that rips from deep inside — as if her soul itself is crying.
Lia Sean (Fl's friend)
*on the phone, panicking*
“Sam?!
Sam, please talk to me—
Don’t do anything, okay?!
Lia Sean (Fl's friend)
Please… I’m coming over!
You’re not alone! That bitch doesn’t deserve your tears—
SAM!!”
But Samantha hears nothing.
The world around her is gone.
Only the echo of her heartbeat remains — and even that feels like it’s fading.
AUTHOR
And tnx for reading this
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