Grace This was all a mistake. That was the only thought running through my head as I stormed out of the pack house, the heavy doors slamming behind me with a force that echoed far too loudly in the silence that followed. It felt final, like something inside me had snapped shut along with them. Coming here, believing things would change, convincing myself that maybe, just maybe, I could start over… it was all a lie. A stupid, desperate lie I told myself because I wanted to believe I deserved something better. Opening up my heart again, letting people in, and trusting them. God, what a mess. What a complete, unforgiving cluster f**k. The tears came before I could stop them. Hot, relentless, blurring my vision as I stumbled forward into the open air. I wiped at them angrily, my ches

