i'm finally leaving the restaurant. this time, i won't touch the table and check the menu online. i won't scroll through what i already know won't satisfy me. i won't sit there hoping something changes when it never does. i gave that place enough chances, more than it deserved. now i choose to walk away, even if it feels unfamiliar. i trust that somewhere else, there's a place that serves me better, without asking me to settle. and this time, i won't look back. i will not romanticize hunger when i deserve to be full again.