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I considered sitting at home, but my pride wouldn’t allow Jay to cage me like a prey. I refused to mourn my broken heart because Rohan was upset.
I am sick of men controlling my life. I am done with being an emotional yo-yo. Starting today, I am putting up better boundaries. I am going to find strength inside me, I repeated to myself as I tied my hair into a low ponytail and changed into running clothes. I put on a headband to catch the flyaways. I was ready to deal with whatever I would encounter as I left the safety of Naina’s apartment. I needed to clear up some headspace. I needed to find answers. I wanted to run away from all the painful memories.
The faster I ran and stomped the earth, the more pain radiated from my heart and spread all over my body. My feet ached for mercy
