Mara,
By now, you have probably learned that the life you planned and the life you deserve are not always the same life.
You once believed peace meant keeping everyone else comfortable.
You now know that true peace is the freedom to stand in the truth without abandoning yourself.
Do not be afraid of happiness because it arrives after sorrow.
Happiness is not a betrayal of what you endured.
Victor
I lowered the letter.
“Everything all right?” he asked.
I folded the letter and slipped it into my pocket.
“Yes.”
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