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They say letting go ishard.

That it will come with time.

That forgiveness is key. Forgiving the others for surviving, and most of all, forgiving myself. For remaining.

But I don’t buy it.

Because the others didn’t just survive.

Survival is passive.

It implies clean hands and a clear conscience. It implies innocence.

It assumes that survival is something they earned, or were destined for, or just happened upon.

That they deserved life more.

And that would be a lie.

Survival is something they stole.

Because Chelsea and Kennedy and the others created the tragedy they survived.

They’re killers.

And I can’t wait any longer.