Chapter 12 - My Son Asked Why I Was Afraid of Locked Doors, and I Finally Told Him the TruthJames was five.
He noticed everything.
One night, he asked:
“Mommy, why do you check the door twice?”
I froze.
Adrian looked at me.
I had to answer.
“Because someone once made me afraid of doors.”
James frowned.
“Who?”
“Someone who didn't understand love.”
“Did Daddy save you?”
I smiled.
“Daddy helped.”
“Then who saved you?”
I touched his cheek.
“I did.”
He smiled.
“Good.”
I realized that was the lesson I wanted him to learn.
Nobody was coming to save you.
You learn to save yourself.
May you like
Then you choose people who respect the person you became.
That was freedom.
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