When We Let Go

by Rochelle B. Weinstein

It didn’t matter that we were only teenagers back then. Our feelings were big. They had the power to live on forever.

“If relationships were easy, Avery, they probably wouldn’t be worth saving.”

“Being strong . . . it doesn’t always mean being tough. It means letting those terrible feelings in, not pushing them away. It’s letting yourself feel all of it.”

“Mistakes don’t make you a bad person, Avery. They make you complex and human. Own them. Or the only person you hurt is you.”