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This book is for every woman who’s fighting a secret battle. You are not alone.
“Callie the Courageous.”
“Nothing. That happened. Is your fault.”
Some of us need to get away so we can forget about the things that happened back where we’re from. Though, I suppose it helps us remember all the things we appreciate too.”
“When someone pushes you away, you need to find the strength to hold on tighter.”
You’re fed a fairytale when you’re younger, and so you try everything in your power to make that fairytale come true. You don’t see the signs along the way, the red flags. Or maybe you do, and you just don’t realize how bad things will be until you get there. When someone hits you, someone you love, someone that claims to love you, you take responsibility for it. You blame yourself. You don’t want to see the person you’ve grown to care about as a monster. You want to believe in the fairytale, that everything’s going to work out in the end.”
“But strong or weak, it doesn’t matter. Anybody can be a victim of abuse.
Getting hit doesn’t mean you aren’t strong. It means you haven’t lea...
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“You don’t have to figure it all out tonight. Or tomorrow, for that matter. We’ll take it day by day. Together.”
I know many people go through this alone. Still, it feels like I am alone.
“What if I told you that I feel happy with you? Then what, hmm?”
“I’m proud of you.” And then she dazzles me with the most brilliant smile I’ve ever seen. It steals my next breath right from my chest.
“I’ll always be here when you need me, Callie.”
“You are talking about Callie, right? Because if you’re taking some other chick on a date, I will stab you with this steak knife.”
“You make me feel like I deserve a second chance,”
“I’ve been falling since the day we met, and I don’t know how to stop.”
Life is precious.
I carry those scars with me, and I choose to wear them like a badge of honor. Like a warrior. Because that’s who I am. That’s who I choose to be. Callie the Courageous.
