Turn Left at the Crossroads

She comes to a crossroad, she has options, she can fly abroad, take on debts, but follow her dream, she looks at her parents, her brothers, guilt takes over, and she picks the easy option. She turns right.

She comes to a crossroad, she can marry now, and she loves him. She will need to get a job, not her dream job but she can help support him. He wants her to have a good paying job, she can't let him down. She picks the easy option. She turns right.

She comes to a crossroad, she should leave him. The job is stressful, she is in and out of hospitals, he is cold, she's alway alone. He tells her he loves her, then drinks and leaves her crying. He mocks her, judges everything. Divorce is bad, if she leaves her family will judge her. She picks the easy option. She turns right.

She comes to a crossroad, she wants to die, she should tell someone, buy why? Her family is never happy, her husband has been fired again. Her grandmother shot herself, her thoughts get worse. She should ask for help, tell someone. That's shameful, no one should know. She picks the easy option. She turns right.

She comes to a crossroad, its her last chance. She feels nothing but the need to die. She is drowing, lost and cold. She masters a fake happiness and lives day to day a walking corpse. She picks up a knife, places it agaisnt her wrist, shame, so much shame. She drops the knife. Weeks go by, she feels nothing. She should ask for help, its her last chance. She feels like she has slipped beneath the mud, then she sees something bright. She picks a different option. She turns left.

She comes to a crossroad, she has been getting help, her eyes are opened. She can't stop herself, she must find her own happiness. She chases it on her own. She must choose. Does she travel abroad this time or stay here in the dark? Heart beating she applies to the job. He tells her to go. She picks the scary option. She turns left.

She comes to a crossroad, it's been a year, she only meant to spend a year in China. She reaches out to her husband. He rarely wants to talk. He cheated in the first week but she has tried to look past it. She wants to stay another year, he gives her a choose, come back or stay and get a divorce. She asks if he thinks they have a chance, and he says no. She picks the only option. She turns left.

She comes to a crossroad, she left him, she is happy, she has chased her dreams. She traveled the world, made herself anew. She can say no, and she can say yes. She faces all her fears and ignores those who tear her down. Someone messages her, she knows this man, a boy she knew ten years ago, he was her best friend. Should she give him a chance? Its an unknown, he could hurt her, but she is stronger now. She picks the unknown option. She turns left.

She comes to a crossroad, she has many options, many chances. She doesn't want to die. She wants to live, its not so hard any more. She can take any road. She picks a new option she turns.....

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