He Thought I Would Make A Scene At Two In The Morning Until Everything Changed

because I came from people who had made suspicion a religion and I had vowed not to repeat that. I had confused vigilance with vindictiveness. I had thought staying open-handed was the same as being loved well.

It is not the same.

Trust is not the absence of discernment. Trust is what you extend to people who have earned it, renewed with evidence, not continue reading …