The Hate I Found in You

At 35, Hellene thought she already knew what losing felt like.

Until life showed her that there were still so many things left to lose.

Her career.

Her stability.

Her confidence.

Her direction in life.

And perhaps the most painful of all...

The feeling that she still had a place in someone's life.

She thought love was the last thing she needed.

Maybe it was.

Maybe it wasn't.

Because just when she was trying to put the pieces of herself back together, someone unexpected walked into her life.

Someone who would make her laugh.

Someone who would make her angry.

Someone who would make her question everything she thought she knew about love.

Their story wasn't sweet.

It wasn't perfect.

It wasn't easy.

There were misunderstandings.

There were moments of silence.

There were things left unsaid.

There were feelings that neither of them wanted to admit.

And there were times when walking away seemed easier than staying.

But somehow...

They kept finding their way back to each other.

Maybe that's what makes some connections different.

You can run from them.

You can ignore them.

You can pretend you don't care.

But somehow, they still find a way to stay.

This is Hellene's story.

A story about losing.

About finding.

About letting go.

About holding on.

About two people who never planned to become important to each other...

and somehow became exactly that.

And maybe, along the way, Hellene will finally learn something she should have known all along.

Being loved doesn't mean someone has to save you.

Sometimes...

You have to learn how to save yourself.

And maybe love simply stays beside you while you do. 🌻❤️‍🔥