everything people couldn't say out loud.

“not all hearts break the same. some break piece by piece... until one morning you don't enjoy anything. you no longer feel anything. this is the saddest kind of heartbreak: the one that breaks unnoticed by anyone.”

“it's weird, isn't it... how even after everything, part of you still hopes. you swear you won't let anyone close again, but you keep hoping this time might be different. you start planning your exit before they even give you a reason to leave. but some people really mean it when they say they'll stay. you're not broken. you're just learning how to feel safe again.”

“it's never like in the movies. no big fight. no dramatic goodbye... it's quieter. the calls get shorter, the laughter fades... you're sitting right next to each other and it feels like you're miles apart. you can't even point to the moment. there's no line you can draw and say this is where it broke. it just... faded. and that silence almost hurts more than if you had screamed.”

“if someone offered you a lost and found box with everything you've ever lost... what's the very first thing you would search for? a person... or a version of you? something you didn't even know you missed? would you choose to look, if remembering hurts? would you put it all back, or keep just one thing? what if it no longer fits the person you've become?”

“do you ever just wanna disappear? just... delete everything and shut yourself off... and completely isolate... yeah... me too.”

“just calling to let you know that i finally got the license”

“i wasn't ready for how quiet the apartment got. the dog still waits by the door sometimes. me too, i guess.”

“we never dated. we never even talked about it. and somehow you're still the one i compare everyone to.”