40. About life after “us”

I was crushed when I was humiliated in front of the whole school by you. I was completely sure that my life was going to end. I hated your little games, your indirect messages. I hated everything about my life, and it was all because of you.

When I moved out of your house, when I stopped talking to you, when I stopped thinking about you, when I removed you from the picture, my life gradually started to get better.

I wasn’t as distracted with my schoolwork, instead I was making straight A’s more often. I began to become more confident in whatever I did, receiving smiles and grins from mostly everyone I knew and/or know. Oh, and my friends quickly got over you, seeing how much of a jerk you are. They moved on to regular guys, the ones that were cute and sweet and were not you.

Also, when I got over you, I began seeing the signs that your best friend continuously showed. A few weeks after the whole incident happened, he asked me out, and by the way he said it, I could tell he was sincere. Three dates later, we were officially a couple.

Now, to this day, we are still together after a year. Oh, my God, I love being with your ex-best friend. There are so many things I love about Chase Galaeas, just so many. However, since I can’t help myself, I sometimes compare him to you in the back of my mind. And let me tell you, the results are sky-high.

I was the one who tried to make our little screwed up thing work, Chris, but with Chase... Jeez, he’s like Mr. Perfect. I really can’t believe I wasted all those months on you, when I could’ve been with Chase even longer.

To tell it straight, when you were removed out of my life, everything became better and brighter.

And instead of rambling on and on about how immature and egotistic and childish you are, I’ve decided to say one last thing. I’ve already said my peace about everything, and now I've finally come to the end of this story.

With my last words, I’ll say thanks, Chris Mariotti.

You might not have intentionally brought me joy and happiness, but you did anyway. With those stunts you pulled, they helped me grow, seeing how not everyone's perfect. It helped me see that sometimes people can just get the best of you, without even trying. But when that happens when you fall, all you can do is get back up again. Now I come to understand, everything does happen for a reason.

So, once again, thank you.

For everything.