“It never crossed my mind how much happier I’d be once you were gone.

That’s the thing with toxic people, we can’t see how much damage they were doing until we’ve put the needed distance between. For all the times you made me laugh, I conveniently blocked out the tears and emotional punches. I painted us in a way we weren’t always. I would tell people how supportive you were, but failed to ever mention how vindictive you were.”