I used to fight for things I always deserved, but begged for them from someone who never deserved me. They made me beg for attention, affection, and sometimes even basic human decency. And yet, I kept going — because they made me believe that's what loyalty and commitment looked like. Turns out, they were more committed than I was - committed to fooling, lying, and manipulating me. Every word, every emotion, every effort I gave was met with ignorance and ego. And still, I kept trying, hoping they'd see my heart -they never did. Until one day, I realized there was nothing left to prove - not my love, not my worth. I owed them nothing, not even my silence or my pain anymore. So I walked away and left them to live with their own toxicity.