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She Breaks

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She laid on her bed. The light off. The evening darkness rolling in, the only light coming from the opening in her curtains. She listened to the cars outside. To the rain hitting the window. She looked out at the glittering light bouncing on the raindrops resting against the glass. She hadn't felt like this for a while. Empty. Lost. Like she doesn't know who she is. Only this afternoon was she thinking how badass she felt and how for the first time in so long she felt as though she could achieve anything. Like all the plates were spinning in time. Confident in everything she does. Confident in her full control in every area of her life. Confident in her choices. And then suddenly it went dark. Not black. But dark. She was reminded of how hard things can be. The challenges. The lack of support. The feeling alone and feeling like it's her against this big monster. The monster that chases her that, for a while, seemed to be a big distance away. And for a moment she laid there....