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Em Young
is 86% done
“The same tightness grips my chest now, making it difficult to breathe. I know Ryan isn’t Mom, but the scared kid inside me is panicking, terrified of being left behind again. I’m spiraling, drowning, and I can’t seem to stop. Ryan’s leaving. He’s leaving the store, he’s leaving me, and my heart feels like it’s ripping apart.”
— Apr 14, 2026 08:27PM
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Em Young
is 86% done
“Now it’s happening again—I’m letting myself need someone, handing them the power to break my heart. So I do what I’ve always done: pack up my emotions—confusion, hurt, abandonment—seal them in the farthest corner of my heart, and ice them over so they’ll never, ever thaw.”
— Apr 14, 2026 08:29PM
Em Young
is 86% done
“Maybe I had the right idea all along, burying myself in books so I don’t have to feel all this. Some distance from Ryan might be good—I’ve started relying on him, and that’s never a good idea. I learned that with Mom.”
— Apr 14, 2026 08:29PM
Em Young
is 81% done
“Of all the books I’ve ever read and all the fantasies I’ve ever had, none of them hold a candle to the reality of being with you. You are what I’ve been waiting for.” He presses his lips to my jaw. “Please trust this: I will do whatever it takes to give you every single thing you have ever wanted.”
— Apr 14, 2026 08:12PM