Sadness came in waves. It came out of nowhere and tapped you on your shoulder like an old, childhood friend whom you hadn’t seen in years, and just like that, all those memories you’d tried to forget hit you in your chest, knocking the breath out of you. Some days, it was easier dealing with an avalanche of emotions it brought, but on the others, it hurt like an open cut, and you would start bleeding all over again. That was the moment where you realize that you never truly healed, but that you were fooling yourself, trying to feel better, even if just for a moment.
