“Choose who chooses you. Not who chooses to use you. There’s a big difference.”
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~ Elizabeth ~
“Please tell me this isn’t true…”
That singular statement kept ringing in my head as I made my way home later that day.
The streets were silent. I passed a coffee shop and felt the urge to grab a croissant and a glass of caramel latte, but I held back, remembering our current financial situation.
Funny how I never really had to worry much about money... until now.
It truly takes just one day for your entire life—and perspective—to change. I understood that now.
I unlocked the door and stepped into the silence of the house. I was almost used to it by now.
Begrudgingly, I dragged my tired body upstairs to freshen up, then came back down for dinner. I moved quietly. Mom’s a light sleeper
