18 Okay

“It
is okay.”
This lie has

led
me to
make decisions I

sometimes
regret. I
was not okay.

“Okay”
would not
hurt. Instead, I

dream
of how
it could be

different.
Me. You.
Not her and

You.
Saying “I
Am okay” leads

to
a lie
fulfilled. Not okay.

Why
do we
lie? Who are

we
protecting? Ourselves?
Don’t worry. “It

will
always be
okay,” I said.