The next morning, I returned my wedding dress. As the store clerk processed my refund, she asked if everything was okay.
I smiled, feeling lighter than I had in months.
“You know what? It will be.”
As I said that, I realized the bravest thing you can do is walk away from something that’s not right for you. It might hurt in the moment, but in the long run, it’s the kindest thing you can do for yourself.
Do you agree?
Emily, who had taken to reading the letters with me. She picked up a bright yellow envelope and grinned. “This one’s from California, Mom. A single dad…
in my contact list. You are a sunk cost, Elena. He’d said it two years earlier during yet another lecture about my “small thinking.” It had landed…
into bed. I knew this moment would come, and now that it was here, I didn’t know what to say. I sighed, stroking his hair gently. “Dad…
circular drive curved around a fountain that had never once been turned off, not even during the drought years. Manicured hedges lined the path, trimmed into obedient…
