I remember, when I was younger, how my mum used to always say to me, "Brodie, there are some people in this world worth fighting for. But others, if you love them enough, you will have to learn to let go." And when she died, a part of me did too. But I learned to let go... Until letting go turned into shutting out, and that's what I relied on. Shutting out the ones I cared about most to prevent myself from getting hurt. Almost everyone who I've ever known has hurt me in some way, and now that they're out of my life, I am not letting anyone back in.