Stranded

by Sarah Goodwin

‘There was a moment where I had to choose between everything I’d ever been taught about how to stay safe, and reality. I had to either play the game of appeasement, negotiating just how much I was going to be hurt, or believe my instincts and try to save myself, whatever the cost. And if I hadn’t trusted that part of myself … I wouldn’t be here.’

Fortunately I have learned that there is no justice, aside from what we make for ourselves. There is only survival, and the victor tells the story.