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“I just felt so guilty. Feel…I still feel that way. Like I’m cheating.”
Yea bc you already had a crush on him still
This nigga…of all niggas.
Exactly VIN
That he wasn’t enough to make her stay. Wasn’t enough to hold onto Tahli either.
“It’s self-sabotage, man. Anytime shit gets a little scary, you go and do something to jeopardize it all. Because deep down, Dalvin, you don’t think you deserve the life you’ve worked hard to achieve. Come on, man. You’ve made it out of the jungle. You managed to escape from the other side of that cage. And now, when shit got out of your control, you’re not running to get a little piece of ass on the side. No, you default to your other vice: violence. You gotta do something to risk putting yourself right back in that cage. Because somehow, someway… you’ve been conditioned to think that’s where
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Damn
Being imprisoned during the years you were—ages 18-23, which by some horrible design is the end of adolescence and the start of emerging adulthood—has proven to form significant changes in cognitive, emotional, and social development.
The time where one develops their sense of self, you were alone, angry, dark, and in survival mode. Selfish, not by choice but by self-preservation. Minimal human contact, and hardly any positive ones. No empathy allowed. No sensitivity allowed. No love allowed.
“Maíz callejero Mexicano,”
Lmao
But their love hadn’t been built on time. It began as a blaze of passion, wrapped over in connection, bonded with friendship, ignited by obsession, and strengthened by addiction. Protected by love.
