The Fall Risk

by Abby Jimenez

I always thought of the famous quote: “Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.”

“Red flag guys aren’t your type. They’re your pattern.”

“Because I love you. I want to see you happy. I think you pick toxic men because it’s what you think you deserve. And then you chase them off, or they prove they’re exactly what you think they are, and they leave you, and you think you deserve that too. You don’t. You are very worth loving. And sticking around for.”

I felt him look at me. “You are too, you know.” “What?” “Worth waiting for.”