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I think he always meant to be kind, but sometimes kindness is only cruelty in disguise.
I watched him through the rain-streaked window of the train, knowing I would never return. Mistakes I’d made a-plenty, but this wouldn’t be one. Loving him had been a mistake. Staying with him had been a mistake. Believing his lies because I was afraid to know the truth had been my biggest mistake.
The train pulled out of the station. I didn’t watch him recede into the distance.
Today, I made no mistakes. Today, I left the life sentence behind.
I can identify with this.
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