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I didn’t think I’d make it this far.
Not just in this journal....in general.
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I thought I’d fade, slowly and quietly, without anyone noticing. That was the plan. Or the lack of one.
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But now... there’s Lena. There’s this journal. There’s someone who read my silence and didn’t run.
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She sat beside me again today. She didn’t talk much. Just handed me a playlist she made. Said, “Songs that helped me when I didn’t know how to say anything out loud.”
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I listened to it tonight. Some of them were sad, but some were... warm.
I didn’t expect to cry. But I did. For the first time in a way that didn’t feel like drowning. More like… release.
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I still don’t have answers. I still feel like I’m walking a tightrope between okay and not.
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But I’m here.
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And that has to count for something.
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So maybe this isn’t a goodbye.
Maybe this is the start of something slower, quieter, but real.
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I’ll keep writing. Just in case someone out there needs proof that they’re not the only one still trying to stay.
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Author’s Note
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Thank you so much for reading all the way to the end.
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I just want to gently remind you that this is a fictional journal....none of these entries are real diaries or real people. But the feelings behind them are things many of us understand.
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If you connected with these words, or saw yourself in them, thank you for letting this story sit with you.
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Please remember to take care of yourself, and if you’re struggling, you don’t have to carry it alone.
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Thank you for being here. 💛— Silent Scars
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