ECHOES OF AN UNRETURNED HEARTBEAT

Every thump held a silent whisper, a longing for reciprocity. Each echo bounced off the walls, unanswered, lost. It was a rhythm of yearning, played out in the space of a solitary soul. The air itself felt heavy with latent copyright, drowning in the emptiness. Yet, the thrum continued, a stubborn testament to belief that someday, perhaps, the res