Akos was the kind of person people relied on without even thinking about it.

If someone needed help, she showed up.
If a friend was struggling, she listened for hours.
If there was silence in the room, she filled it with warmth.
She gave so naturally that people began to believe that was simply who she was—always available, always understanding, always there.

At first, everyone appreciated her.

They called her kind.
Thoughtful.
Different.

But time has a strange way of turning kindness into expectation.

The good morning messages became normal.
The checking in became routine.
The emotional support became assumed.

And one day, Akos became tired.

Not angry.
Not selfish.
Just tired.

So she answered a little slower.
Spoke a little less.
Started choosing herself in small, quiet ways.

That was when everything changed.

The same people who once celebrated her softness suddenly questioned it.

“You’ve changed.”
“You don’t care like before.”
“What happened to you?”

And Akos realized something she wished she had known earlier:

When people become used to receiving something from you, they stop seeing it as a gift.
And the moment you stop giving it, even for a while, it can feel to them like betrayal.

But she also learned something beautiful.

The right people never make you feel guilty for resting.
They never love you only for what you provide.
And they do not turn your exhaustion into your crime.

So Akos stopped pouring from an empty soul.

Not because she no longer cared
But because she finally understood that even the kindest hearts deserve peace too.

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