The sting that comes after hope

She had been within difficulty for way too long. So long that nothing made sense anymore. She couldn't realize she was actually safe now. She was trapped for a long time, so long in fact, that she had become afraid of freedom. A few years ago, being free was her greatest wish.

Now she has reached her distination: freedom. But she still feels that sting inside of her. Is she really free when her past is haunting her?

I felt for her. She wasn't far behind anymore, but her bad day kept her a prisoner even on good days. I tried to pick her up when she fell for the thousand time that day. But... Sometimes you can only help so much.

"I almost wish I didn't know what was out there, I almost wish I stayed in all the hardships. At least my past wouldn't haunt me if it were my reality... Not in the same way”, she said once.

  I couldn't help but agree.