Chapter 24: "The day I stopped Waiting"

I stood at the door,

Hands open wide,

Waiting for love to let me inside.

But love is not a locked-up place,

Not something you chase,

Not something you waste.

So I turned away and met the sun,

Stepped into life,

Let the waiting be done.

And in the light,

I finally knew—I was never the one who lost you.

Author's Note

The hardest part of love isn't losing someone. It's realizing they were never holding on in the first place. And the moment you stop waiting is the moment you start living.