well.

i can't say i'm surprised--you've always struggled with forgiveness, even for yourself.

but you are older now.

i don't know if time heals all wounds. i don't know if it can heal most of them.

but you are older, and you know how to work through your feelings in a way you didn't back then.

i know it sometimes feels overwhelming, like the Feelings will rise up and swallow you whole and you'll be powerless to the thoughts that tell you that you were somehow responsible for the effects of a category 5 hurricane.

i know this.

but i also know you have the tools to pull yourself out of this spiral, to recognize that you were a child then, a child who deserves a little bit more empathy when you think back on her.

i can't make that choice for you.

but i believe in your ability to make the choice that's best for you, right here and now.

i believe you'll come to terms with the things in your life that are out of your control.

you have to.

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thank you for playing.

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