There was so much I’d learned about being a woman – a softer version of one – in the last decade of knowing her, and I couldn’t wait to soak up so much more. Because I was always in survival mode or on defense, I didn’t have the privilege of softness or vulnerability. That’s what made it so hard for me all these years with Dewayne, but it was time to stand for who I truly was and wanted to be. I was ready to let my guard down and if that meant never letting a man get close to me again to stop from getting taken advantage of, then so be it. I didn’t mind being single until I was buried if it
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Loving herself
