Risky Mistakes

" Mama told me to stay away from boys like him. Boys that drove too fast, smoked too much, broke too many laws, cared too little and was never loved enough.

And do I regret never listening to her."

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" I was the moon this entire time. He was always there for me to make sure I shined brighter than I did the night before."

"Was he the sun?"

"No. He was the darkness that surrounded me."