Letters I Never Sent | To The Ones Who Gave Up On Me

You didn’t fight for me.

And for a long time, I convinced myself that meant I wasn’t worth fighting for.

I replayed the conversations, reread the texts, tried to find the exact moment you stopped caring.

But the truth is…

You let go because it was easier than holding on.

And I stayed quiet because I didn’t want to beg for a place I never should’ve had to earn.

I thought I’d break without you.

But I didn’t.

I healed, slowly. Quietly.

And somewhere along the way, I became someone I’m proud of.

So maybe I should thank you.

Not for the silence.

Not for the distance.

But for showing me what I never want to settle for again.

You didn’t fight for me.

But I finally started fighting for myself.

And that was the beginning of everything.

-Afia