: Lower your voice As the weight of life's challenges settled upon my weary shoulders, a sense of despair washed over me, extinguishing any flicker of optimism that my sleep would ever find its way back to its peaceful sanctuary. I struggled to fathom a time when I could peacefully drift off to sleep without relying on the aid of sleeping pills. But now, after over six months, gone were the haunting memories of the hands that had clutched me on the neck tightly during the heart-wrenching tragedy. In the midst of my sorrow, Aunt Jes and Mary offered solace, but it was Andrius who emerged as the true balm for my wounded soul. Night after night, he stood by my side when I couldn’t sleep, reassuring me that no one could harm me. Every single day, he reminded me I was not alone. I had gro

