“I used to believe I was afraid of physical pain. But then I felt so much of it that I became desensitized…” She paused. “Now, I think my biggest fear is the one thing I used to crave the most.” His entire body tensed. “And what’s that?” “Being alone.” Saying the words out loud, exposing that raw truth, was like having a hole punched through her chest. That’s why you should be careful about who you love. Love wasn’t just an emotion in your heart. Love was an offering of yourself. When you loved someone, you gifted them a part of you. And if they left, you could never get those pieces back.
