This time, let me leave first

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I wish you bravery and strong conviction towards holding onto yourself.

And I hope you will one day realize that it's okay to take the different route, it's okay to shut the door and make yourself look like an antagonist. 

It's okay to leave a question hanging and to stop defending yourself but instead, keep your silence. 

I hope you'll gather enough nerve to practice refusal and neglect offers that will one day kill your passion towards anything else.

 And I hope you'll see the sufficiency of loving yourself. And if ever you do, I hope you'll realize that it's okay to walk away from people who had been there around you, people who stayed and sat with you as you force your uncomfortable self to keep steady. 

I hope you'll realize that you don't need to wait for them to leave you first. Sometimes you have to do it yourself. It's okay, darling. You can walk out. Because sometimes, people are only there just to make you feel alone.

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