My Unfinished Page

Okay, so this is me actually putting something out there instead of letting it sit in a Google Doc forever. This is a piece of a story I’ve been working on—still rough around the edges, but that’s part of the process. Read on and let me know your thoughts!

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Love is a game I refuse to participate in. I know that the feeling will lead me to nothing but sorrow and pain. There have been people that I trusted, people I would’ve done anything for but the feeling was not mutual. When I needed them, they were nowhere to be found. These people would string me along for the simple pleasure of watching me suffer. Eventually they would rip off their fake masks they had been hiding behind and laugh at how easily they were able to manipulate me. I loved these people and it broke what was left of my heart and snapped any trust I had remaining. This betrayal is why I fled into this other reality. I was able to enter a world where I could leave the pain behind. I finally found a distance far enough away that love couldn’t reach me. 

This new world is free from the pain and sorrow of all my lost trust and fractured loves of my past. The people surrounding me now always have my back, never betraying me. They stand by my side no matter what life throws at us. They are my family. My life was going good, really good, but all things that bring peace always seem to be ripped away without warning.