Pick Up and Press On

She's been through more things than anyone can ever imagine. She's experienced loss, heartbreak, betrayal. She flinches when someone moves too fast as a result of past trauma. She scans a place while walking in and knows all the exits before sitting down. She had her heart broken by someone that promised to keep it safe forever. Only to wind up breaking it more and more every day.

One day things changed. One day she woke up different. She realized that because someone didn't know how to handle her heart, wasn't a fault of hers, but his. 

She began to pick up each piece and put it back together one at a time. She has now put a guard around it to protect it. She protects it because she has made the effort to mend her own heart and will no longer give the key to just anyone.

Pick those pieces up and press on.