Status Updates From The Truth According to Ember

“The next time you are ever scared or trapped anywhere, you yell, okay?”

“Your freak-outs are kinda cute.”

Through my lashes, I saw a hint of a smile. He was enjoying my discomfort. They all were. Traitors, the lot of them. It made me smile too.

That was the problem. I didn’t need help. I had managed everything for everyone on my own, and I couldn’t get used to someone helping me, or I’d never be able to shoulder these burdens on my own again when that someone inevitably left.

I felt tainted and unworthy of whatever this kindness was.

It took me years to grow a backbone, and that is why people call me the Wicked Witch. I have learned to say no and say it often.”

There was no one to help them if I ever broke down. I had to be everything for everyone, and as exhausting as that was, it also defined me. I wasn’t an artist. I wasn’t a great cook. But I was dependable, and I showed up for those I loved. That had to count for something in this life.

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"i'm not some pathological liar" uh yes you are?

calling it that ember will either quit or get fired

i mean like...one of them could also quit and date openly bc ember is screwing up 24/7

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danuwoa spicy spicy and for WHAT