Now you might be wondering: why haven’t they said anything? Why not just reach out? Because they’re afraid—afraid of your growth, afraid of your indifference, afraid of facing someone who no longer dances to their tune. To reach out would mean confronting the damage they caused, and they don’t have the humility or the tools to do that, honestly. So instead, you’ll get a message that sounds innocent enough: “Hey, how have you been?” But that message is a loaded trap; it’s a fishing line tossed into waters they hope still hold your heart.
And let me tell you, friend: don’t bite. You’ve come too far. You’ve cried too many nights. You’ve rebuilt your soul from splinters. A simple “hi” doesn’t get to walk back in like it never happened. That message is not repentance; it’s reconnaissance. They’re not here to heal with you; they’re here to hold on to you. But you’re not theirs to hold anymore.
So let them stay in the shadows. Let them watch you shine. Let their silence be the proof that they know you’re no longer a place they can return to. Because when someone trades real love for illusion, they don’t deserve a second seat at your table. They don’t even get to knock.
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