Everything She Never Knew

by Annette Chavez Macias

But when the worst thing in the world is going to happen to you anyway, you kind of want it to go ahead and just happen so you can figure out what to do next.

Nothing can change what happened. But you have to learn to live with your mistakes and then the next time you do better. So get over it and move on.”

Healing from grief is never about the final destination. You’re not going to wake up one day and magically be okay. It’s a 165journey just like any other, with stops and starts. The goal is just to always keep moving forward.”’

But that’s the thing about lasts. You don’t know they’re happening until they’re over.

Rachel was always wanting what she couldn’t have. Whether it was a Gucci purse or my husband, she just wanted to win.

I choose to believe that some people come into our lives for only a season. They serve a purpose, whether it’s to teach us a lesson about ourselves or just help us through things at that time. Then they’re gone.

I never knew my best friend would be someone who could betray me in the worst way possible. What I do know now, though, is that if I survived that, then I can survive anything.