Joy.

Pure joy.

I'm not sure how long it's been since I've felt that. But I feel it now. And it's real.

I'm not sure how long I've stayed with Jasper. Maybe 2 years. Maybe 3. But that's all it took for him to do his damage on me.

I look at the sky and take a deep breath. I haven't taken a deep, cleansing breath in what feels like forever. I’ve finally done it. I’ve finally left that toxic life and I’m never going back.

I think of all the memories I have of Jasper. The posion he would pour into my ears and seperate me from everyone I’ve ever loved.

What a waste of my breath when I would reason with him to cut the relationship.

What good was that? He would just gaslight me into staying with him. But him cheating on me for the 3rd time was really the last straw for me. And no amount of arguing was going to fix it.

It’s time for me to find myself again without the looming presence on Jasper.

It’s time to be me again.

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