summer was:
living in an apartment for the first time, learning to consistently cook for myself
breaking up with the guy i had dated since 8 weeks into college
sunny and lonely in west los angeles
writing in my journal, complaining to myself on those nights that I felt like I wasn’t where I wanted to be
picking up my phone and pulling up your contact, but never sending a message- because it was hard but I knew I needed to push through the challenge to gain clarity
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