Through Her Screen, She Ages Twice”

In this episode of NeeNee’s Night Lounge After Dark Spiritual Tales, NeeNee narrates a story with a fine line between desire and obsession. The protagonist experiences a growing compulsion, turning her late-night scrolls through another woman's social media into a haunting habit. Her fixation isn't sparked by curiosity but originates from envy, causing a harsh self-realization about her own life's shortcomings when compared to the seemingly perfect online presence of the other woman. As her fascination further deepens, she spirals into a digital stalker, losing herself in the process. While the protagonist's life is slowly vanishing, the woman she's obsessing over remains oblivious and continues to live her life unaffected. This tale imparts a crucial reminder about the dangers of comparison and the loss of self in an age of digital voyeurism.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
You're here now. Welcome to Niini's Night Lounge, where the
stories don't just entertain, they linger. Some of what you'll
hear is made up, and some of it, well, I'll
let you decide. Dim the lights, lock the door, because
once the story begins, the spirits lean in and baby,

(00:25):
they've been waiting for you. I'm Niini, your host. Here
on Niini's Night Lounge. After Dark Spiritual Tales. Tonight, we
journey into a narrative that blurs the lines between obsession
and longing, inviting you to peer into the haunting depths
of human desire and regret. She had made a habit

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of it, those midnight scrolls, fingers swiping in the dark,
like she was peeling away the surface of someone else's life.
It wasn't curiosity anymore. Curiosity ends when you get your answer.
This was something else, ache, a sickness, a hobby turned hunger.
Her nights bled into early mornings as she sat in

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the glow of her phone, scrolling through pictures of a
woman she couldn't touch, couldn't be, and certainly couldn't stop watching.
She zoomed in on every photo, checking the skin, the eyes,
the laugh lines that never seemed to appear the woman
looked younger than her age, fresher than time should allow,
and that fact alone gnawed at her like rust on

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the inside of a lock. She told herself it was harmless,
just keeping up, But it wasn't that. It was the
sharp sting of seeing someone live untouched by the bitterness
she carried. She scrolled back years, tracing smiles, trips, new clothes,
new spaces, trying to stitch together a story that might

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explain why her own reflection felt so much older in comparison.
The more she scrolled, the more the lines in her
own face deepened, not from age, but from the weight
of watching someone else win. Quietly, she studied captions like
puzzle pieces, replayed videos for hidden meaning, and convinced herself

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she could see behind the lens. But here's the thing.
When you stare too long into someone else's life, you
start to disappear from your own. She didn't notice that
she'd become a shadow in her own story, haunting another
woman's timeline and the woman she watched. She kept smiling,
kept living, kept posting without even glancing back. Not because

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she didn't notice the eyes watching, but because she knew
some people aged twice, once in years and once in jealousy.
This has been Niini's night Lounge after dark Spiritual Tales
with your host Nimi. Tonight's tale reminds us how the
act of watching can slowly erase our own presence in life,

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leaving us as nothing more than hushed echoes of who
we once were. For more details than any referenced links
or additional notes, be sure to check our show notes
until next time. This is nine signing off.