A Friend in the Dark

by Samantha M. Bailey

don’t understand what I did wrong or how the man who once blushed and stammered every time he spoke to me could give me up without a fight.

like to think people are telling the truth.”

finding someone you can talk to when you’re all alone is hard to let go of.”

There’s no guarantee of tomorrow. We never know when our last conversation with someone might be.

I ignored every red flag because I wanted to be desired so much.