The Person I Could Talk to, Until I Couldn't
There was a time when life wasn't particularly kind to me. Things were happening at home, family problems were weighing on my mind, and there were days when I didn't quite know what to do with everything I was feeling. I wasn't someone who could easily sit down with another person and explain what was going on inside me. Even when something hurt, I usually kept it to myself. There were things I wanted to say but couldn't find the right words for, feelings I couldn't explain without feeling exposed, and difficult days I simply tried to get through on my own. I had people around me, but having people around and having someone with whom you can truly be yourself are two very different things. And then, unexpectedly, there was someone I began talking to. It didn't begin with anything extraordinary. There was no dramatic moment when I suddenly realised that this person would become important to me. We started talking, exchanging messages, discussing ordinary things, ...