This Side of Beautiful
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by Tiye
Started reading September 28, 2025
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I never felt more alone or overwhelmed than in a crowd.
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How could that be? How could she erase years of anxiousness and discomfort by needing me, especially because she didn’t know she needed me? I wasn’t the hero in anyone’s story.
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“Because you’re scared, Janae, and I’m your life jacket. You won’t need me once you’re ready to swim on your own again.”
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Her joyful laughter while she spoke with her crew made me smile without looking her way. I genuinely liked her infectious energy and rapid way of speaking. I. Liked. Janae.
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We were about to embark on a new journey together, and we wouldn’t be the same people once our time on the road ended. I was willing to bet my heart on that truth.
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“You don’t have to hide in plain sight anymore. Let me be there for you like you’ve already been there for me.”