"Some of us think holding on makes us strong but sometimes, it is letting go." - H.H

"Some of us think holding on makes us strong but sometimes, it is letting go." - H.H

"Jesus Christ Jenn, this is the fifth time he's hit you! Are you blind? He's hurting you!" Your best friend, Casey has been lecturing you for half an hour already. You get that this whole situation isn't good. Your boyfriend of three years has hit you for the fifth time.

When you met your boyfriend John, He was everything but cruel. He was a kind man with a strong passion for poetry and everything romantic. You know because that was the reason why you fell for him in the first place.

"He didn't mean to" you whispered, your voice was hoarse and speaking was painful after John strangled you and shoved you against the wall.
He had lost his temper…again.

You didn't know what went wrong, or where you went wrong. John was no longer himself. He was no longer the man with kind eyes and a big heart. Instead, he was replaced with a man who has a short temper and makes irrevocable rash decisions.

He was the opposite of sweet, loving John.

"He didn't mean to? For fucks sake Jenn, can you hear yourself? He didn't mean to? Stop standing up for the guy! He doesn't deserve you! He's been nothing but horrible these past few months." Casey stopped pacing and knelt beside you.

"Look Jenn, i know what you're doing. I get that you're trying to be strong for the both of you but John's a dead weight for you to carry. He's no longer the John who would surprise you and bring you flowers to work or romantic shit like that, he's different now. You've got to let him go babe, he's no longer worth it" By the time she ended her speech. Tears pooled in your eyes and with just one sad look from your best friend,

You let go.

You cried into her chest and just let everything flow. You remembered everything. You. John. The romantic dates. The sweet surprises. You love him. You really do but then … you realised the truth in Casey's words.

Your relationship with John ended the moment he strucked you the second time. All the times he'd hit you, he'd always kiss you and apologize, saying he didn't meant what he did.

John became the poison that you were trying to avoid.

"It's time for you to let him go, For your sake. I can't keep coming over to comfort you whenever that asshole hits you Jenn. It's hurting me to see my best friend get hurt. I didn't let you date John for him to use you as a punching bag. I let you guys date because i see that whenever you're​ with him, you're happy"

You wiped the tears from your eyes and smiled sadly at Casey "I'll do it"

"I'll break up with him. It's for the best. I'm tired of getting hurt" Casey smiled and held your hand "I'll help you through this"

You both got up from the floor and Casey helped you pack your stuff. John was still out, probably in the bar or god knows where but you don't care anymore. Right now, all you care about was getting out of his goddamn house and starting all over again.

When all was set, you placed the note that you wrote on the dining table. This was it.

This was your chance to finally be happy again.

You took your bags and your best friend's hand, and together, you got into her car and drove away from the place you used to call home and mostly, away from John.

"Hey Jenn?" You looked away from the window and faced the person who has always been there for you through thick and thin.

Casey removed her hand from the stick and grabbed yours tightly. "I just want to say, you're strong for doing this… and I'm glad you listened to me"

You squeezed her hand tightly and looked outside the window. The sun was setting behind the cotton candy skies. A signal for the day to end.

"Me too Cas. Me too"