PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

Dumpster Fire

The Crumpled Fabric Of Trust

Vadim Dambreville
6 min readApr 29, 2024

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A young woman with red hair argues with a young man holding a glass of water in a familiar living space with a framed painting and a house plant in the background.
Mike Check, One Two|Image by RDNE Stock project from Pexels

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The Crumpled Fabric Of Trust

In the living room, the memories of a thousand shared evenings pressed in on Sarah. Her heart throbbed an erratic staccato against her ribcage, like a cornered animal clawing for freedom. An oppressive lull coiled around them, grotesquely distended, squeezing the air from her lungs. The once-familiar space had morphed into a claustrophobic cell, the walls adorned with her own artwork seeming to mock her with their cheerfulness.

The soft creak of the leather couch punctuated the stillness as David nervously adjusted his position. His deep-set eyes, usually so warm and inviting, now looked haunted and wary as he met Sarah’s accusing stare. His posture, ordinarily confident, was now hunched and guarded. The gentle hum of the air conditioner provided a dissonant backdrop, its constant drone seeming to amplify the charged tension between them.

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Vadim Dambreville

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