Between Now and Forever

by Adriana Locke

I’m drawn to the ones who keep a part of themselves locked away.

“You deserve a lover, someone to appreciate all the wild goodness you have to offer. This doesn’t mean I don’t love you, Gabs. It just means that there’s someone else out there who can love you better. And I love you enough to want that for you.”

What would it be like to be a part of a group like this? To have friends with whom you can simply exist without making excuses or worrying whether they’ll show up

But just because you’ve made it to the other side of the fire doesn’t mean life returns to the way it was before. Once you’ve been through the flames, you’re burned. Those scars never totally heal.

“We need to stop this. Because I won’t fight for a man that won’t bother to fight for me.”