It’s like waking up from a dream and wondering if it had happened. Every phone call that I had received from a friend in need, crying to me about their struggles, the pain they are enduring, and in need for advice, has made me wondered how did I put up with the pain. It had me thinking, “Why did I stay?” of course, I knew the answer then. Now, it is all a blur. Everybody is going through the same struggles that I had endured 2 years ago and it got me at a lost for words. I know better not to tell someone to leave or move on, but if I could have gone back in time to tell myself one thing, I would have told myself that, “it’s over and things can never return to how it used to be”. (Even though i obviously knew that, I still didn’t listen) My advice may not sound reasonable for someone in that position, but trust me, there will be a point where enough is enough. That is when you’ll wake up and realize that you deserved better and that someone else will treat you better. Then all those tears will become a mere blur of, “Did that really happen?”