Pain

Have you ever experienced your heart being tore to pieces? It could be about a loved one that got away, a family member who took his last breath, an exam that you failed, or a simple mistake that made your parents mad. It could be absolutely anything. But if you're going to ask me what broke my heart and made me who I am today, I have only one answer.

I can still hear the sadness in my grandmother's voice when she told me the worst nightmare I could ever imagine in my whole life. I just got home and a smile was buried on my face until I had a glimpse of my grandmother's worried look. I immediately turned to her and asked what is wrong. She became careful in her use of words so I won't breakdown after hearing the terrible news she was about to tell me. "They decided to take different paths." I tried to be strong but later on, gave up. I already have the perfect family a teenager could ask for but it ended. A broken family, the worst nightmare!

What happened to me after that day? I became stronger than I was before. It has positive and negative effect on me. I became independent and carefree but I have trust issues. I distanced myself to people, scared that they might leave me with a broken heart. I don't get attached with anyone because I do know that sooner or later they will all eventually wave goodbye. And the worst part is that I became exposed to the truth that nothing lasts forever and the only person who will not abandon you... is yourself. Despite all the heartaches I had, I still hold on to the fact that you can only be defined as a person if you've experience pain.