SHE FINALLY STOPPED APOLOGISING FOR HER NEEDS. For years she carried what wasn't hers. She stayed quiet. She stayed loyal. She stayed strong even when it cracked her heart in places no one ever saw. But something changed Not loudly. Not dramatically. She simply realised she had the right to take up space, to rest, to breathe, to protect her peace the same way she protected everyone else's. Choosing herself didn't make her selfish. It made her honest. It made her whole.