Chapter 7 - Empty Promises
I received a letter from Evelyn.
It was written on cheap paper.
She apologized.
She said she was wrong about me.
She said I was the only daughter she ever had.
I threw it in the trash.
She didn't miss me.
She missed my checkbook.
She missed the air conditioning.
She missed the crystal chandeliers.
I realized then that people like her never change.
They only adapt to their circumstances.
If I took her back,
she would be slamming the gate in my face within a month.
I wouldn't give her the chance.
I blocked their numbers.
I changed my locks.
I even changed my route to work.
I wanted to scrub them from my existence.
I started going to therapy.
I talked about the accident.
I talked about the loss.
For the first time,
I allowed myself to grieve.
Not for Spencer,
but for the woman I used to be.
The woman who thought love meant sacrifice.
I was learning a new definition.
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Love meant respect.
And I finally respected myself.
