Georgia Stone

“Just existing near you made me remember how to be happy. I feel like I’m finally giving myself a chance, and it started with you.

You did that yourself.

But I couldn’t have done it without you. One of the new things I’ve been working on is being more honest about my feelings. Making sure I communicate them. I just…” I shake my head as I try to collect my thoughts, and Finn looks down at my fidgeting hands on the bench, sliding his own over them and squeezing. “It’s like I was living on autopilot for so long. And then you arrived and you coaxed me out and I started to turn into someone I liked. Someone who participates in their life. You set that in motion, and I’ll never be able to thank you enough for it. I’m so sorry I didn’t tell you all this earlier, how important you are to me. Do you know how special it is that you help people bloom? Maybe now I can take steps forward on my own, but I needed the initial nudge. I won’t deny how much you contributed to getting me out of the dark.”

If he’s the sun, I must be the moon. Sometimes you need a little help to glow.”
― Georgia Stone, The Friendship Fling