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Broken

Understanding, Coping with, and Overcoming the Pain of Being Broken

By Sheroz AliPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
Broken
Photo by Pietra Schwarzler on Unsplash

Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Emily who lived in a small town in the countryside. She had a happy childhood with loving parents, a cute dog named Max, and a best friend named Sarah. But as she grew older, Emily began to feel like something was missing in her life. She longed for adventure, excitement, and a sense of purpose.

day, Emily met a boy named Ethan who was visiting from the city. He was charming, handsome, and had a sense of confidence that Emily found irresistible. They started dating soon after, and Emily felt like she had finally found the missing piece of her life.

For a while, everything was perfect. Emily and Ethan went on romantic dates, traveled to new places, and talked about their dreams for the future. Emily was convinced that she had found her soulmate.

But then, things started to change. Ethan became distant, irritable, and unpredictable. He would cancel plans at the last minute, ignore her texts and calls, and sometimes even disappear for days at a time. Emily tried to talk to him about it, but he would always brush it off or make excuses.

As the months went on, Emily's heart began to break. She couldn't understand why Ethan was treating her this way. She felt like she had done everything she could to make him happy, but it wasn't enough. She tried to talk to her parents and Sarah about it, but she couldn't bring herself to admit how much she was hurting.

One day, Emily got a call from Ethan's ex-girlfriend. She told Emily that Ethan had a history of cheating and lying, and that he had been seeing other girls behind Emily's back. Emily was devastated. She felt like her world had been shattered into a million pieces.

For weeks, Emily couldn't eat, sleep, or concentrate on anything. She felt like she had lost a part of herself that she could never get back. She didn't know how to move on from the pain and betrayal that she felt.

But slowly, Emily began to realize that she was stronger than she had ever thought possible. She started to focus on herself, doing things that made her happy, like reading, painting, and spending time with Max. She reached out to Sarah and her parents, who had been worried about her but didn't know how to help.

With time, Emily began to heal. She realized that she didn't need a man to make her happy or complete her. She had her own strength, her own dreams, and her own worth. She learned that brokenness didn't have to define her, and that she could rebuild herself into something stronger and more resilient than before.

Emily moved to the city, got a job at a publishing house, and started writing her own stories. She made new friends, explored new places, and found a sense of purpose that she had never known before. And even though she still had moments of sadness and heartbreak, she knew that she had the strength to overcome anything that came her way.

Years later, Emily looked back on that painful time in her life and realized that it had been a gift in disguise. It had taught her that brokenness was just a part of the journey, and that it was possible to find beauty and strength even in the darkest moments. She knew that she would never forget Ethan or the pain he had caused her, but she also knew that she was no longer defined by that pain. She was stronger, wiser, and more resilient than she had ever thought possible.

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