Chapter 1 The Promise of Tomorrow

Dear Reader,

It's with a heavy heart and a slightly bewildered mind that I bring you this message, as it seems we are at an impasse. Unfortunately, I must inform you that I am removing the content from this platform due to a rather... interesting issue with my email address. No, it's not that I suddenly decided to embrace a life of digital isolation (though I must admit, the idea of disappearing into the digital wilderness did have some charm). Rather, it's the simple fact that I am unable to apply for a contract because my email address, that perfectly normal and functional thing we all rely on every day, was deemed invalid. I assure you, I have confirmed my email address is correct. It's definitely not some ancient relic of the early internet days, nor is it written in Morse code or hieroglyphs.

In my quest to resolve this mystery of the missing email validation, I have tried and tried again to reach support. Alas, it seems the support team is either on an eternal vacation or simply very, very busy with something more important than... well, me. (If they've been trapped in an infinite loop of support tickets, I'm genuinely sorry for them). Every attempt to get assistance has been met with silence, a kind of mysterious, haunting silence that I can only assume is the universe's way of saying, "You've been ghosted, my friend."

With that in mind, and because deleting published chapters is apparently not an option, I've had no choice but to resort to the next best thing: this very long-winded message that I'll be adding to every chapter I've published. Yes, each one, like a breadcrumb trail of disappointment. It's either this, or become the Shakespeare of passive-aggressive emails, and I'm trying to avoid that particular destiny.

So, here we are. A sad and slightly comedic end to what could have been. Maybe this is a sign that we're breaking up before we've even started. It's not me, it's... well, it's probably the system, but let's not point fingers. It's probably just a technical glitch, or maybe fate itself intervened, but either way, I'm moving on.

I won't be wasting any more of my time trying to fix this, because clearly, my email is more broken than my hopes of a smooth user experience. Thanks for nothing, email validation. And goodbye forever, support team.

Sincerely,

A very disappointed (and slightly dramatic) author