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This heartbreaking story follows a woman who has chosen to live in isolation due to societal judgment surrounding her appearance. For years, she’s built a quiet life, finding solace in solitude but longing for connection. Her days are filled with simple routines and a quiet resilience, despite the constant ache of being different.  The tranquility is shattered when an unexpected accident forces her to rely on the kindness of strangers. This event unveils a hidden community and challenges her long-held beliefs about herself and the world around her. Witness her journey as she navigates vulnerability, acceptance, and the potential for newfound love and friendship.  Prepare to be moved by this powerful narrative of overcoming adversity. Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more inspiring stories! Share this video with someone who needs a reminder that everyone deserves love and belonging. #AppearanceDiscrimination #Inspiration #ShortFilm

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00:00Gina was in her 30s. She didn't make friends, didn't date, going back and forth between two

00:05fixed places each day. Her greatest hobby was staring at her phone. With her earphones in,

00:11the world outside ceased to exist. Even when neighbors greeted her, she pretended not to hear.

00:18She avoided any unnecessary interaction with strangers and didn't want anyone invading her

00:23tightly closed-off world. After work, she would eat cheap takeout while watching cliche variety

00:29shows, trying to find a trace of joy. One night, her house suddenly shook violently. She didn't think

00:35much of it and continued eating. As long as it wasn't the end of the world, she thought,

00:41whatever happened outside had nothing to do with her. About two weeks later, Gina stepped outside

00:46and suddenly caught a foul, rotten smell. She called property management to complain,

00:52saying it was affecting her life. That evening, she saw several police officers in the hallway.

00:57From the landlord auntie, she learned that her next-door neighbor, also in their 30s and

01:02living alone, had been crushed to death by a fallen cabinet. The estimated time of death was

01:08about half a month ago. Gina suddenly realized that the shaking that night might have been from

01:13that incident. A wave of guilt washed over her. If only she had gone out to check, perhaps a life

01:19could have been saved. At the same time, she felt an inexplicable sense of helplessness and sorrow.

01:25If she had been the one trapped under that cabinet, the outcome would probably have been the same.

01:31Gina worked as a phone customer service representative, responsible for selling products

01:36and providing support. Her tone was always flat, emotionless. No matter what kind of customer she

01:43dealt with, she remained calm. Her most frequently used phrase was, I'm sorry, or I apologize, because

01:50such phrases could resolve nearly any problem. But the robotic nature of her job gradually numbed her

01:56to life. One day, her supervisor assigned her to mentor a new intern. Gina instinctively tried to

02:03refuse. She had almost forgotten how to interact with people face-to-face. But as the department's

02:09top performer, she had no choice but to reluctantly accept. The intern was a young girl, full of childlike

02:16innocence and enthusiasm. Gina, however, was clearly irritated and impatient.

02:23The work is simple, she said. There's nothing I can teach you. Just follow the employee manual.

02:29Then she went back to her work, treating the intern like air. Bored, the intern tried to entertain

02:35herself, tearing tissues, fiddling with a mirror on the desk. By lunchtime, she had already dozed off.

02:42Perhaps sensing Gina's coldness, the girl tried to befriend her in the afternoon, but Gina remained

02:48indifferent. She began listening intently to Gina's calls with customers, only to hear her respond

02:54mechanically, thank you for your valuable feedback. We'll do our best to follow up. If there are no

02:59further questions, I'll hang up now. The intern was puzzled. The customer had clearly been saying

03:05something absurd. Why had Gina replied so confidently? Gina pointed to the screen and

03:11explained, this person isn't mentally well. We get customers like this all the time. No matter what

03:18kind of person they are, we treat them like children. Say what makes them happy, say what they want to

03:23hear. That way, we avoid unnecessary trouble. The intern half understood. The employee manual clearly said

03:31to answer customer questions patiently, but this seemed more like brushing them off. The next day,

03:37the girl brought a gift, a bottle of throat spray. We talk all day, this helps your throat,

03:43she said cheerfully. Gina, uninterested, left it on the desk. The girl urged her to try it,

03:49but accidentally pressed the nozzle, spraying mist all over Gina's face. This time, Gina finally

03:56complained. To apologize, the intern invited her to lunch. Gina let her follow to the cafeteria,

04:03but she didn't accept the girl's kindness. Gina didn't order lunch for the girl, and after placing

04:08her own order, she simply said, you eat yours, I'll eat mine, then walked away without looking back.

04:15Though there were more spacious seats available, she deliberately sat in a crowded area just to avoid

04:21the girl. That afternoon, the intern answered a call for the first time. Perhaps due to feeling

04:26dejected, she became flustered when the customer raised their voice. Gina, noticing her discomfort,

04:33reminded her in a low voice, say sorry quickly, apologize to the customer. But the girl hesitated

04:40and didn't say anything. Gina had no choice but to take over the call, offering continuous apologies

04:46and calming the customer down. The intern then asked, unwilling to accept it, but I didn't do

04:52anything wrong. Why do I have to apologize? In the end, the customer filed a complaint. Both of

04:58them were called into the office by their supervisor. Though the supervisor only lightly reminded the

05:04intern to be more careful, the criticism was directed at Gina. Why hadn't she trained the intern

05:09properly, and how could she allow such a basic mistake to happen right under her nose? Gina felt a wave of

05:16frustration. She had been doing her job just fine. Why had this extra task been forced upon her?

05:22After work, her father unexpectedly called and asked her to come home to sign a document.

05:28After her mother's death, she had left behind a modest-sized house. Originally, the will had named

05:34Gina as the inheritor. But now her father was suddenly changing his stance, either she moved back to live

05:40with him or she gave up her inheritance. Without a second thought, Gina signed the renunciation

05:46statement. She would rather rent a place on her own than live under the same roof as him. Her father

05:52had abandoned her and her mother when she was just a child. She had grown up entirely with her mother,

05:58and toward this man she hadn't seen in over a decade, she felt no emotional attachment, perhaps even

06:04unresolved resentment. Still, she couldn't help but open the surveillance camera feed. The cameras had

06:10been installed previously to monitor her ailing mother, but now they were her only way of seeing

06:16what her father was like. She watched as her father sometimes sat alone, dazed, or wiped tears from his

06:22face while touching her mother's memorial portrait. Gina couldn't understand. If he missed her so much,

06:28why had he left so heartlessly back then? One evening after work, Gina encountered a man with

06:35luggage outside her apartment. He was there to rent the unit next door and seemed curious why the rent

06:40was so low. Gina casually replied, because someone died in there not long ago, and hurried back into

06:47her apartment. Later that night, she turned on the surveillance feed again. Her father was having dinner

06:53with neighbors, her mother's portrait displayed prominently on the table. The warmth and laughter

06:58in the scene stirred an odd jealousy in Gina. Why was it that they were both living alone,

07:04but her father seemed to be doing better than she was? The next morning, Gina was woken by a loud

07:09commotion. It was the man from last night moving in. Helping him were three cheerful friends.

07:16Their lively energy felt jarring to Gina. When the man saw her, he came over to thank her and even

07:22invited her over for dinner that evening. At work, the intern girl suddenly told Gina she hadn't been able

07:28to sleep the previous night. Every time she closed her eyes, she could hear the beeping sound of a call

07:34connecting. Gina said nothing. She wasn't the type to offer comfort easily, and expressing concern

07:40didn't come naturally to her. Coincidentally, that day the intern received a call from the same

07:46customer whose profile had been labeled as mentally unstable. But instead of brushing them off, the intern

07:52listened patiently to the customer's incoherent rambling. At that moment, Gina saw her old self

07:58in the girl, back when she too had been full of passion, when she genuinely listened to every caller.

08:04It wasn't until she learned to say what people wanted to hear, to adapt to each person, that she

08:09became the top performer. Maybe having a friend like this sincere girl wasn't a bad thing after all.

08:16But when she arrived at work the next day, she found out the girl had already quit.

08:20Gina suddenly felt an emptiness. She became distracted at work and started making mistakes.

08:27At lunch, the dish she used to enjoy endlessly now tasted bland and unappetizing. For the first time,

08:33the world felt so cold. Her old problem of auditory hallucinations resurfaced.

08:39She often misunderstood customers when they placed orders. Then one moment, all the frustration she had

08:45bottled up finally erupted. After work, she and the intern wandered aimlessly through the noisy streets,

08:52as if abandoned by the world. When Gina returned home, she noticed her new neighbor's door was left

08:58open. Inside, the man and his friends were holding a small memorial for the previous tenant who had

09:04passed away. Though they'd never met the person, they expressed their emotions through this quiet ritual.

09:09Gina, on the other hand, had been deliberately distancing herself from everything and everyone

09:15around her. That constant act of avoidance was slowly hollowing out her life. Later that evening,

09:22the man stepped outside for a smoke. This time, Gina didn't turn away. She stood beside him and began

09:28chatting casually. That night, something shifted inside her. She took the initiative to call the intern and,

09:35in a surprisingly gentle voice, confessed, I don't actually like eating alone. I don't enjoy taking

09:41the bus alone. And I definitely don't like living alone. She admitted that she had only been pretending

09:48to make herself seem like she was doing fine. In the end, she sincerely apologized for her previously

09:54cold attitude. Unlike the routine apologies she gave on the phone at work, this one came from the heart.

10:00That night, Gina slept more peacefully than she had in a long time. The next morning, she decided to

10:07change her life. She pulled open the curtains that had remained shut for years, letting light flood her

10:13dim apartment. Then she handed in her resignation, it was time to let go of a job that had numbed her

10:19spirit. She didn't have a clear plan for what came next, but she found herself thinking about her father,

10:25who was also living alone. For the first time, she called him calmly. Though her words were jumbled

10:31and probably made little sense to him, after hanging up, she saved his number under the name,

10:36Dad. In that small, quiet moment, years of emotional entanglement began to loosen.

10:43She made peace with the past, and with herself. Only by doing so could she be ready to welcome a new

10:49chapter in life. This may be a story with a quiet plot, but it reflects something deeply personal for

10:55many people. In this digital age, while physical distance between people has shrunk, the space

11:01between souls has only widened. Only when we learn to balance connection and authenticity can we truly

11:07experience a fulfilling life.

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