e for the both of us an

l fol

st... just.....deceived by Kam

I had to give him answers that wouldn't be a hin

d? Is he

snapped

ly offended

boys," I shrugged, tryi

same way? That's not being 'deceived.' That's cruelty. And did you hear

unded in my chest. I paused what I was

ugh, mock me, call me names-I don't care! Why do you care so much? Just leave me alone!

ce trembling with

's fac

nt in his eyes h

and dropped down o

ered, but the words

l sig

wanted to be a friend and

nter, where I'd placed th

then let me be that reason...we are

he rat poison

ou. Look into that mirror right now," he said, gesturing toward the mirror on my wall, "and ask yourself-is that coward, that

ough the fog of desp

n the abortion girl! And she... she was the main woman all along. I never thought they could hurt me...it hurts so much...I don't know if I can move on...Kamsy isn't just my only friend, she is my best friend and sister...I introduce

as I continued,

And Luke? He was my first. My first kiss, my first love, my first everything. I gave him my all. I forga

quietly, le

cause my fiancé said he wasn't ready to be a father. And I believed them. I believed them every single time. Do you know what that makes me? A

eeply and sat d

. But punishing yourself won't fix the past. What matters is that you've realized what went wron

ad, sobbing u

't under

e hurt you. You have a choice, Valerie. You can let their betrayal destroy you, or you

d, looking me st

t's not easy, but you can do it.You're n

ll clutched in his hand. My tea

poison on the highest sh

you'll call if you need anything

akly, unabl

he wanted to say more, but then he le

fell to my knees, my cri

___

myself a second chance

t most of the pray session asking God f

sense in the past by my colleagues ,s

am depressed or whatever,after the

ues didn't fake it ,they all talked l

r, put my bag down on my de

es caught was the por

u

own under my desk then procee

morn

sure it was Daniel. I looke

mornin