First of all I don’t recommend dropping out of high school to anyone, but given I did it anyway, I am in a good position now to reflect on what it had taught me and how it has shaped me today.
NO means NO. There are no if, buts or maybes.
At the end of the day, it is really up to us. We have a choice. Be careful what you wish for.
Whatever it is that we want, in some way or form, we have to take a risk. It is like we are in a constant exchange with the universe. If we want to receive, we have to sacrifice something.
He knew my past, he knew my insecurities, he knew how to use it against me and at the time, I believed him. After all, who would want someone like me?