Tag: Growth
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Where the Map Begins
Elijah had always thought heartbreak would be louder.He imagined slammed doors, shouting matches, something sharp enough to mark the ending. Instead, it came quietly across a small wooden table in a café he and Hannah had gone to since they were sixteen. She traced the rim of her coffee cup while telling him she didn’t…
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Cancelled, Respectfully
There was a version of me who waited.Waited for replies.Waited for clarity.Waited for someone to suddenly decide I was worth choosing without hesitation. She thought patience was maturity.She thought silence meant depth.She thought if she stayed kind enough, quiet enough, understanding enough things would eventually work themselves out. They didn’t. What actually happened was simpler:I…
