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Evidence of a Broken Life

George: Steve... just think about the person who meant the most to you. The one you would've done anything for.
Steve's gaze flickers, his composure starting to crack.
Steve: I really believed she was the one constant in my life. I thought even if everything else went to hell, she'd be right there with me.
Steve: Then I saw the messages. Everything changed. She was seeing someone else.
George stays quiet, giving him the space to get it out.
Steve: And the guy... it wasn't some random stranger.
Steve (Trembling): It was... the person I trusted more than anyone.
George: Who was it?
Steve: My own brother. I tried to lie to myself, told myself I was imagining things. But I eventually saw them together... and there was no explaining that away.
George: And you didn't... break right then and there?
Steve: Break? No, the real nightmare came later. When I realized the kid—my son, the boy I raised...
He shuts his eyes tight, but the tears still break through.
Steve: He isn't mine. He's theirs.
Steve: They stripped away everything. Every bit of pride I had left.
George: So that's why you're up here.
Steve: Look, nobody really wants to die. We just get to a point where we can't find a single damn reason to stay alive.
George (Softly): I get it. I really do. But Steve... there's something you don't know. There's still a reason for you to be here.
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