the more we don't talk, the more i realize i don't need you at all. at first, the silence hurt me. i kept waiting for a message, a sign, or even the smallest effort from you. but as days passed, i slowly got used to your absence. i started finding peace in my own company again. i laughed without telling you about it. i handled hard days without running to you. little by little, i realized i was doing fine even without you. maybe i was too attached to the idea of us, not the way things really were. sometimes distance helps you see things clearly. not everyone you miss is meant to stay in your life forever, and not every goodbye is something you should fight to keep.