There, in the spot you least expect it, you see Hope. He becons to you again. This time, there is no hesitation. You run to hope and grab on tight. You are determined to shake the trio.

There is no shame in needing help to get rid of the trio. They are a determined and fiercful bunch. He showed me this. He showed me what it felt like to truely be loved and feel loved. When his hand reaches for mine, I feel safe and I feel secure. Slowly, and gently did he bring me away from the trio’s clutches.

Each day, little things he said, did, or showed me brought me higher. I found new possibilities, new opportunities, new ideas I never would have seen before. With him, I was reborn. I finally knew what I wanted to be, how I wanted to act. I wasn’t perfect and I knew that well, but I could grow and learn from it.

Finally one day, he held up that mirror. I shyed away, scared of the uglyness I had hid from before. He coaxed open my eyes and I was shocked to see a new woman, strong and secure, standing before me.