Chapter 59 - So It Has Began

For the first time in months, I feel like myself. That incident with Marlene brought me back to reality. She reminded me of who I was before I started dating Oliver. She reminded me how much I loved the simple things. How much I loved going to work. How I loved being invisible.

I love being in my own world. I loved that I didn't pretend to be someone else to be liked by others. As a matter of fact, I didn't care what other people thought of me. I had a solid idea of who I was. I didn't need people to clap for me, I didn't need anyone to tell me that I am beautiful.

My father taught me that the opinions of other people don't matter. He taught me to stand tall and stand by what I say and what I do. He would remind me every day that the world would try to break me. All I had to do was be true to myself and I would survive.

When Oliver and I started dating I got swept up by the whimsy of the moment. I forgot who I was. Suddenly I cared way too much what people that were looking at him