Hate to Love You(115)

Arrogant, overbearing ...passionate and funny and...

Mine.

My heart clenched at the thought of how different things could’ve been. How telling the truth at James’s wedding had derailed his life and how my subsequent lie had almost destroyed my own happiness.

Truth and lies.

I won’t moralise smugly about what I’ve learned but I can tell you this: in my experience, telling the truth can land you in just as much shit—err, crap, as lying. More sometimes. Sure, a lie can trap you; it can crush you immediately or slowly weigh you down until you suffocate. But telling the truth won’t necessarily set you free; it can cost you everything you love the most. And it can force you to face yourself, as painful as that may be.

So, Truth or Lies?

I chose Truth because I didn’t want to run away anymore, not from the past and not from myself.

I took a deep breath and faced the mirror. Looking into my soul still hurts like hell but it’s no longer crippling. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll find the pain has faded away to nothing. And if that never happens? Well, I can live with it.#p#分页标题#e#

Because in fact there’s nothing I can’t live with—only things I refuse to live without.

Friendship.

Intimacy.

Passion.

And of course,

Love.