free
free from burden
free from the fear of never being good enough
free from the thought of my friends stabbing me in the back
free from waking up to painful memories thinking it was all just a dream but after the first few seconds regaining consciousness and realizing it wasn't a nightmare it was real
free from having to be nervous every time someone says their names
free from being scared to walk down the school hallways because of the chance of seeing them and having to make awkward half smiles
free from trying on ten different outfits every morning to make sure i looked okay
free from crying myself to bed every night feeling like it was all my fault
free from hiding how much they hurt me
free from their voices spitting pure venom in the back of my mind
free from the judgment they infused upon me
free from acting like their jokes don't hurt me
free from flashbacks of the good in bad both leaving me in tears
free from never having my voice be heard
free from pain
free