✽ Mandy ✽
I didn’t invite Jason back into my life because I forgot what he did. I invited him back because I finally accepted the truth: I could love him and still demand control over my own life. Those two things could exist at the same time, even if it felt impossible. It had been a week since we had met at the park. It had been a week since I had left the diner. I had thrown myself into school and tried to build a routine that wasn’t shaped by fear. I kept a lookout for an affordable apartment and a job opening. None of it was easy. But I had vowed to maintain my friendships, and I figured I was doing well. Nico, Lilly, and I enjoyed a cup of coffee after class. Lilly and I had our own friendship now, and I had made plans to meet up with her and her girlfriend sometime over the weekend
