"In this story, I am the villain because I decided that I needed to take the energy I spent on you,..."

“In this story, I am the villain because I decided that I needed to take the energy I spent on you, on myself. I am the villain because I didn’t ask for your permission to fall in love with someone who left your heart long ago. In this story, I wronged you by not wanting to end up alone, like you. In this story, I hurt you because for once, I stood behind my choice to make a change. In this story, I am your sworn enemy, but I used to be your best friend, your life jacket, your only person who ever actually gave a shit, your assistant, your sister from a mother who was not yours. In this story, I am the villain that you needed to seek revenge upon - even if the vengeance you sent me through a text was the same bitterness that I thought you left behind, long ago. 



In this story, I know that I am not wrong. In this story, I know you were never my friend. In this story, everyone is taking my side. In this story I am learning to put your memory in the archive of my mind because I know it will only help me remember what I truly do deserve when it comes to trusting someone with my everything. In this story, I am the hero. Because in this story, I am the one who came out stronger.”

- “In this story, you were the one who betrayed me,” - Colleen Brown