once there was a girl named Lily whose best friend Sarah moved one town away and therefore switched schools Lily kept reaching out to Sarah but Sarah's replies became less frequent for her birthday Lily was thrilled that her best friend would come but then she got a message from Sarah saying she was sick and had to stay home Lily was heartbroken and cried her brother tried to cheer her up but she cried on his shoulder feeling like she was losing her best friend her brother jumped up and said come on let's go celebrate your 18th birthday
he took her to a bar she had never been to before just as they were about to sit down at a table Lily saw Sarah with two other girls she was devastated and ran out of the bar her brother followed her to comfort her Lily cried and asked what did I do wrong I kept in touch with her called her messaged her so many times but she hardly replies anymore why is she ghosting me her brother responded the kindest thing you can do for yourself is to let people go when they want to go no
chasing no begging it will hurt and then it will heal when we stop trying to make people stay we make room for those who truly belong in our lives in that moment Lily understood that loving someone also means being able to let go