"Promised: She looked up with glistening tears in her eyes. As she followed the tear stains on her cheeks, she gently smiles and quietly says, "I promise." She was making a final commitment to her brokenness. She was letting go because she was tired. She was tired of feeling alone. She was tired of a scarred and bruised heart. She was tired of her lost soul, and a mind that reclussed into the darkness. She could not and would not be down on her knees by rejection anymore. You see this young woman had fought her battles and had taken her bruises, but now she promised to paint a beautiful picture of hope and love with the pain and despair that her demons had taunted her with. She promised that a smile and a kind word would be her testimony of strength to the world. This young woman was now whole again and was ready to stretch her new wings. She promised even in her bad times there would be a light of unforgettable beauty. Her promise was never to be broken like this again. As she picked herself up and looked to the sky with arms raised high she screamed, "I promise!" -Lorna Evol"

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