In "Dying Beneath the Surface," a young woman wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there. As the days pass, fragments of her shattered life return: betrayal from her best friend Mia, disloyalty from her boyfriend Adam, and emotional neglect from her parents. Each memory reveals the overwhelming pain and isolation she had endured, culminating in her decision to take her own life by overdosing on pills.

Despite surviving the attempt, she remains trapped in a cycle of despair, unable to find solace or comfort. Her parents visit her daily but offer no warmth, reinforcing her sense of abandonment. In the end, she makes the final decision to end her life for good, finding a twisted sense of peace as she quietly slips away, believing death to be her only escape from the torment of her existence.