I never saw it coming. It was explosive, intense, and a blur of emotions I’ve never felt before. There was sadness and anger and all these emotions we had been bottling up without realizing it. It started with little things and quickly turned into a massive fight. We went from the usual bickering to an all-out brawl that left me confused about your feelings for me and ended in heartbreak. I felt like I didn’t know you anymore and that was the worst part because I could not imagine life without you and yet it was happening.

My heart was shattered. I physically felt sick and getting through my classes that day was a task I was not up for. I texted my mom throughout the day because just seeing your face and seeing you happy was more than I could handle. Seeing you do a presentation in class like you were perfectly fine while I was emotionally devastated and unable to function was the hardest part. You were visibly okay and I barely could keep myself together. No one would have guessed I ended things.

I ended things because I was overwhelmed. I was falling for you and I was scared you feelings weren’t the same. I understood also that I was no longer a priority so I walked away. My mom always told me to never settle and towards the end that is exactly what I felt like I was doing. I felt like I was settling for someone who only wanted me when they didnt have anything better to do. So I walked away which was the worst decision I had ever made.

With me, you were concerned that I was not understanding enough and that I valued you time more than time alone which you needed a lot. I didn’t like your family and I didn’t grow up the same way as you. It never seemed to be an issue until we fired words like machine guns at each other, inflicting casualty after causality and not caring about the damage we left. You said you were relieved and I guess I would be too if I was stuck with someone like me.

But through that fight we learned a lot and thankfully our story has a happy ending. We are back together and stronger than ever. We’ve learned to communicate effectively and as a result I have never felt closer to you. You are my best friend and now I have feel more comfortable than ever talking to you about what’s bothering me, and you can talk to me about what is bothering you so we can work through our problems rather than just keeping them bottled up inside.

So the fight wasn’t all bad. We both are going to work on the things that we talked about. We are going to grow together, and part of growing together is conflict. Now we just know how to handle it better. So the fight wasn’t all bad and we are stronger because of it.