They left me wounded, shattered to millions of pieces, and I didn't know what to do, I had no idea how to pick myself up. I was stuck with thousands of what if's. I was so scared to leave, I thought leaving meant I'll be alone for the rest of my life. I cried more than a hundred times for the friendship that never should have been. 

I didn't know what the future held for me but I knew I couldn't keep on being dependent on people. I had to rely on myself cause in the end, I only had and only will have myself. I learned to love myself after 17 years, learned to trust people a little later. I realized, I didn't owe it to other people to be with them till the end, I owe it to myself to find my own happiness with people who will accept me as I am, people who won't force me to change. 

I faced my fears, fought it, and won. I created a life for myself where I can be who I want to be. There will still be lots of hardships to face in the future but I know one thing, I'll never go down without a fight. If I fall down, I'll pick myself up. I'll meet lots of people in the middle of my journey, lose some of them, gain a few more and the cycle repeats. But I'll be fine and this time, I mean it.

Go right when there is nothing left. Face your fears but never let it consume you. Submit to the pain but don't let it last for too long. You'll be fine, I believe you will be.