and suddenly you're 26-27 sitting alone in your room, parents are old, your siblings are married and busy with their own families and there's no one you can talk to and no one checks on you.
what is it called — loneliness or freedom. whatever it is, it is heavy.
Everybody talks about cutting people off but nobody really talks about the grief that comes with having to stand firm on that decision knowing it’s not what you wanted but what was necessary for your well-being