On vacation with friends, where a relaxed atmosphere prevailed, Lilith and Axel retired to the balcony.
Axel suddenly felt the urge to smoke, and he leaned against the railing and took a deep drag. Lilith, as if not noticing his slightly frowning mood, began to animatedly talk about a recent meeting with a stranger. Her eyes were glowing as she described how she had accidentally, quite unexpectedly, bumped into a guy she really liked.
She talked about him with such delight, as if she were flying in the clouds, not noticing how Axel's face became more serious with each of her phrases. Axel, who had been hopelessly in love with Lilith for a long time, listened to her every word, and with every passing moment jealousy weighed heavily on his heart, making the cigarette smoke especially bitter.
Finally, he smoked it all the way to the filter, slowly blew out the last trickle of smoke and, putting out the butt, looked seriously, even searchingly, straight into her eyes.
Axel - Lilith...
She looked up from her rosy thoughts and blinked in surprise.
Lilith - Hmm? What is it, Axel? Are you listening?..
Axel interrupted her, his voice low, almost hoarse.
Axel - I'm listening. Every word. You talk about him as if the world around you has ceased to exist. It was as if everything that had happened before had just been erased.
Lilith frowned, her ecstatic mood starting to evaporate under his unusual tone.
Lilith - Well... it's just a very pleasant meeting. What's the big deal? I'm sharing a pleasant moment with you!
Axel - you're sharing, and I am... I've been suffocating from this smoke for a long time, Lilith. The smoke that gets bitterer with every smile you give him. Have you really never noticed? Not once? The way I look at you, this whole "world" that you talk about so enthusiastically, it just tore my world to pieces. And you didn't even notice.
Axel looked at her and grabbed her hands, not letting go. His eyes were burning, and his voice, previously low and hoarse, turned into an almost heart-rending scream that seemed to be able to be heard even over the music below.
Axel - Are you really that blind?! Or do you just not want to see?! And me?! How could I not notice that you live in your own world, where there is no place for me except on the bench?! Every breath you took, every smile you made, every damn time you laughed with someone else, tore me apart! And you're talking about a pleasant meeting?! My world is ruined, Lilith! Ruined by your indifference!
His grip tightened, not physically hurting her, but making it clear with what force Axel was trying to reach her. Lilith turned pale. Her eyes widened in shock and fear. This Axel was a complete stranger to her. A calm, reasonable friend who was always there for him suddenly turned into an angry stranger whose words burned like fire.
Lilith - Axel, please… Let me go! You're hurting me!
Axel, noticing her fear on her face, released her gaze, as if breaking an invisible thread connecting them. His own eyes, which had been burning with pain and resentment a moment ago, now dimmed, filled with some unbearable longing.
His voice changed, became quiet, almost whispering, but every word sounded like a sentence. There was no anger in him anymore, just crushed disbelief and weariness.
Axel - is Fear. That's what I'm calling out to you now.I can not. I can't go on like this.
He shook his head, slowly, as if struggling with an invisible weight. He ran a hand through his hair, ruffling it, and looked somewhere to the side, as if trying to find answers there.
Axel- I... I can't breathe this air. The air filled with your happy stories about someone else, while I stand next to you and feel my own world crumble to dust. I tried. I swear, I was trying to be the one who listens. To those who rejoice in your happiness. But every time it was like swallowing broken glass. And now... when you look at me with that expression…
He looked at her again, and there was such a depth of despair in him that Lilith felt a chill run down her spine.
Axel - I realized that I can't pretend anymore. I can't be around you when you can't see me. I can't stand to see that fear in your eyes when I finally showed you what's really going on inside of me. It's... it's too much.
Lilith wasn't silent for a long time, but she answered the guy anyway, her voice was thin, almost indistinguishable. She backed away slowly, as if caught off guard. All her vivid thoughts about a pleasant meeting now seemed ridiculously insignificant and far away.
Lilith - Axel... I... I didn't know. I... I've only ever seen you as a friend. I'm so sorry…
The words were spoken, but they couldn't change anything. They only highlighted the gap that had suddenly opened up between them. Axel flinched at her words, as if they were the last blow. He swayed, his shoulders slumped. All the anger and despair evaporated, leaving only devastation.
Axel - Yes. I know.
He turned around and, without looking at her, without saying another word, headed for the door leading from the balcony back into the house. His steps were heavy, as if he was carrying an unbearable weight.
Lilith was left standing alone on the balcony, inhaling the bitter smell of cigarette smoke and realizing that something had just irrevocably broken in her life. The evening that started so casually turned into ruins...
Axel suddenly felt the urge to smoke, and he leaned against the railing and took a deep drag. Lilith, as if not noticing his slightly frowning mood, began to animatedly talk about a recent meeting with a stranger. Her eyes were glowing as she described how she had accidentally, quite unexpectedly, bumped into a guy she really liked.
She talked about him with such delight, as if she were flying in the clouds, not noticing how Axel's face became more serious with each of her phrases. Axel, who had been hopelessly in love with Lilith for a long time, listened to her every word, and with every passing moment jealousy weighed heavily on his heart, making the cigarette smoke especially bitter.
Finally, he smoked it all the way to the filter, slowly blew out the last trickle of smoke and, putting out the butt, looked seriously, even searchingly, straight into her eyes.
Axel - Lilith...
She looked up from her rosy thoughts and blinked in surprise.
Lilith - Hmm? What is it, Axel? Are you listening?..
Axel interrupted her, his voice low, almost hoarse.
Axel - I'm listening. Every word. You talk about him as if the world around you has ceased to exist. It was as if everything that had happened before had just been erased.
Lilith frowned, her ecstatic mood starting to evaporate under his unusual tone.
Lilith - Well... it's just a very pleasant meeting. What's the big deal? I'm sharing a pleasant moment with you!
Axel - you're sharing, and I am... I've been suffocating from this smoke for a long time, Lilith. The smoke that gets bitterer with every smile you give him. Have you really never noticed? Not once? The way I look at you, this whole "world" that you talk about so enthusiastically, it just tore my world to pieces. And you didn't even notice.
Axel looked at her and grabbed her hands, not letting go. His eyes were burning, and his voice, previously low and hoarse, turned into an almost heart-rending scream that seemed to be able to be heard even over the music below.
Axel - Are you really that blind?! Or do you just not want to see?! And me?! How could I not notice that you live in your own world, where there is no place for me except on the bench?! Every breath you took, every smile you made, every damn time you laughed with someone else, tore me apart! And you're talking about a pleasant meeting?! My world is ruined, Lilith! Ruined by your indifference!
His grip tightened, not physically hurting her, but making it clear with what force Axel was trying to reach her. Lilith turned pale. Her eyes widened in shock and fear. This Axel was a complete stranger to her. A calm, reasonable friend who was always there for him suddenly turned into an angry stranger whose words burned like fire.
Lilith - Axel, please… Let me go! You're hurting me!
Axel, noticing her fear on her face, released her gaze, as if breaking an invisible thread connecting them. His own eyes, which had been burning with pain and resentment a moment ago, now dimmed, filled with some unbearable longing.
His voice changed, became quiet, almost whispering, but every word sounded like a sentence. There was no anger in him anymore, just crushed disbelief and weariness.
Axel - is Fear. That's what I'm calling out to you now.I can not. I can't go on like this.
He shook his head, slowly, as if struggling with an invisible weight. He ran a hand through his hair, ruffling it, and looked somewhere to the side, as if trying to find answers there.
Axel- I... I can't breathe this air. The air filled with your happy stories about someone else, while I stand next to you and feel my own world crumble to dust. I tried. I swear, I was trying to be the one who listens. To those who rejoice in your happiness. But every time it was like swallowing broken glass. And now... when you look at me with that expression…
He looked at her again, and there was such a depth of despair in him that Lilith felt a chill run down her spine.
Axel - I realized that I can't pretend anymore. I can't be around you when you can't see me. I can't stand to see that fear in your eyes when I finally showed you what's really going on inside of me. It's... it's too much.
Lilith wasn't silent for a long time, but she answered the guy anyway, her voice was thin, almost indistinguishable. She backed away slowly, as if caught off guard. All her vivid thoughts about a pleasant meeting now seemed ridiculously insignificant and far away.
Lilith - Axel... I... I didn't know. I... I've only ever seen you as a friend. I'm so sorry…
The words were spoken, but they couldn't change anything. They only highlighted the gap that had suddenly opened up between them. Axel flinched at her words, as if they were the last blow. He swayed, his shoulders slumped. All the anger and despair evaporated, leaving only devastation.
Axel - Yes. I know.
He turned around and, without looking at her, without saying another word, headed for the door leading from the balcony back into the house. His steps were heavy, as if he was carrying an unbearable weight.
Lilith was left standing alone on the balcony, inhaling the bitter smell of cigarette smoke and realizing that something had just irrevocably broken in her life. The evening that started so casually turned into ruins...

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