Love wasn’t always what we prayed for; it’s still far different from what we ever dreamed.
I looked at myself in the mirror; my eyes are still swollen from all the crying I did last night. After I left the house, I stayed here in a motel downtown. I wanted to escape for a moment from the reality I am going to face today. The truth that dresses up to be a good one, but inside, it was different. It was all a lie.
I ride a cab to the house. No matter how much I avoid them, I still need to face them. I exhaled before I went out of the door and glanced at the house in front of me. I don’t know why I was nervous about coming back to my own home.
I took a few more deep breaths before stepping into the house that had been my refuge for a few months.
I slowly stepped into the gate. I even s
