"Okay," she breathed, a genuine smile tugging at her lips. "Who's next?"

She set the microphone down, took a long sip of her drink, and finally muted her phone.

"Mari, you're up!" Sarah chirped, shoving a sticky microphone into her hand.

Mari had been the "done" one all night. She was the one who kept the tab running, the one who made sure the snacks didn't run out, and the one who sat in the corner nodding politely while her friends butchered power ballads. Her phone screen glowed with unread work emails—the reason she felt so drained, so done with the week before it was even halfway through. The Breaking Point

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"Okay," she breathed, a genuine smile tugging at her lips. "Who's next?"

She set the microphone down, took a long sip of her drink, and finally muted her phone. mari_done_karaoke

"Mari, you're up!" Sarah chirped, shoving a sticky microphone into her hand. "Okay," she breathed, a genuine smile tugging at her lips

Mari had been the "done" one all night. She was the one who kept the tab running, the one who made sure the snacks didn't run out, and the one who sat in the corner nodding politely while her friends butchered power ballads. Her phone screen glowed with unread work emails—the reason she felt so drained, so done with the week before it was even halfway through. The Breaking Point " she breathed