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It had started with a glimmer of hope, hope for the future, hope for some kind of real happiness. She couldn't explain it. It was like a light had turned on inside her and suddenly she had been able to see things differently. Yes, Rosewood was a terrible place, but it wasn't forever. She would escape with him. They would escape together and they would be truly happy. Anything was possible with hope.
And that hope had grown into love, love for him, love for life. Because if they were going to escape, which they surely would, then there was no reason not to feel love. There was no reason not to care. It was wonderful, like having something solid to hold onto when everything else around her was water. She couldn't sink as long as she had love. And surely that love would never go away.
And then at some point that love had turned into dependence. It wasn't just that she needed him, he needed her as well. Because when you love somebody you can't help but give some of yourself to them. And you can't be completely independent if you're not completely whole alone. She needed him to keep her grounded and stable. He needed her to be strong and stand up for himself. And she recognized this. They couldn't be their best if they weren't together.
Hope, love and dependence. The things that people searched their whole lives for. She had found them at sixteen. And even with all the horrors happening around her she was thankful that she had those things. She was thankful that at the end of the day she had somewhere to go if she needed to smile, to laugh, to cry. She had someone to rely on no matter what. And she enjoyed being that person that he could rely on as well, enjoyed knowing that she was someone's shoulder to lean on. And for a second life was almost perfect.
It had started with a glimmer of hope...
And you know what they say about hope. It breeds eternal misery.