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Personal Narrative

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Dear O.
I am writing this letter because when you would not talk to me on the phone I realized how drastically things have changed between us. I’d like to say that it was your decision alone to keep this distance, but I think we both know it was for the best.
You may not know this but, I am thankful for you and this is why.
After the time I have had to reflect on things, I no longer ask myself why, because I know why. Sure, there were moments where I was so angry at you for hurting me the way you did even if you didn't mean to. However, I have to be smarter than that. I know that if I hold a grudge, I will lose my voice and power.
In truth, I was afraid of what life would look like now without you. But now, sitting here, it seems much more survivable. I read a Yiddish proverb once that said, "Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is." And I was truly afraid of life without you. …show more content…

If you were the robber, I handed you the money. I was blind. Wanting you forever, came with a price and that price was denial. However the denial was no longer there the night you told me I had changed.. And, I knew exactly what changed.
That night, at the center, I listened to you plead your case, trying so hard. However, it took one sentence from your lips to finally make me see. In a split second, you changed

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