All this time I was so afraid that they thought I was a disappointment, a failure. That they would do anything to get away and leave me behind. But the only person trying to get away from me was myself. And now, all that weight washes away, like a part of me has died, but it was the part that I never knew was dragging me down. Like some sort of leech, sucking away any hope or love or validation I received. And now that it’s gone, it’s like I’m finally free.
