Dedication
For my daughter
May you always know that love can be gentle, and the world can be kind.
May you never mistake your softness for weakness.
For my younger self
The girl who carried too much, too soon.
I see you. I forgive you. You made it here.
For my mother
Whose strength became the language I learned survival in.
And for every girl who had to grow up too soon
This is for you.
For the nights you cried quietly.
For the dreams you buried under duty and heartbreak.
“Some loves don’t end. They just wait in silence.”
— Almost Forever
