And so at last, I give Troubled back to you. To be honest, it was always yours to begin with. Sorry it took me so long to realize that.
Did I ever fully re-write this story like I said I would so I could anonymously post it on Kindle Unlimited? No, not entirely. I made it through about a quarter before I decided I was too embarrassed to continue. Maybe someday I will come back to it.
The thing is, I wrote this when I was 14 years old. Is it going to be cringey? Yes, absolutely. But I also think that's something we are all missing right now. As the saying goes, we were cringey, but we were free.
Please be gentle with her. For better or worse, your words mean far more to me than you know.