Part 89

Life makes you go through so much that years after years, your soul gets painted with one more layer of mixed emotions. You change a little, every year. And in some time, you change enough to look back and say “What? That was me? Seriously?” And this change is good. Why? Because you were too stupid to back then. You were too pure, too kind, and too innocent. You believed every smiling face. You trusted every word. But you were betrayed by the very people for whom you did so much. So life slapped you into the reality of this cruel, fake world. Your first reaction was to feel angry and shattered. And you did punish yourself for the pain you allowed others to cause you. But with time, you started to learn more and more with every heartbreak. You started to change. You still thought you were doing the wrong thing by becoming more practical and less emotional, but you realized that it was a choice between crying and smiling. You chose your smile. You started keeping a distance from most pe