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by Millie Belizaire

Somebody somewhere once said, ‘Time heals all wounds.’

I think time makes you forget the things that never mattered. However, when things are serious—traumatic, maybe—time has a way of painting unforgettable images into your memory. Trauma is like cement; time only makes it more solid.

Sometimes you can fool yourself into thinking you’re “over” something. Then you catch yourself saying things, doing things, avoiding things, realizing you never truly got over anything. You just set new boundaries so that the same thing couldn’t happen to you twice.

Love is amazing. Love is a powerful thing to get to experience. Love keeps your body warm when the September night air breezes past your skin. Love is like no other emotion. Unmatched in every aspect. You don’t know what it truly means to be real until you’ve been in love.

“Wherever you go,” Caprice answered. “If you’re there, I’m there. Together. Nothing else matters.”

Sometimes the monsters we save in our memories are scarier than the real thing.