Chapter 11 - Lena Asked Me Why I Was So Afraid of Losing Her, and I Finally Admitted That She Was the Family I Thought I Had Lost ForeverWe sat together one evening.

“Why do you worry so much?”
I smiled.
“Because I lost people before.”
“Who?”
“My family.”
“Your sister?”
“Yes.”
“Your friend?”
“Yes.”
“Your girlfriend?”
I looked at Elena.
“She isn't dead.”
Lena smiled.
“Good.”
She leaned against me.
“I'm not leaving.”
I hugged her.
“Neither am I.”
That night, I realized I wasn't protecting a responsibility.
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I was raising my niece.
My family.
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