Last part of the notes—- I can love my friend. I can hope he gets another chance. I can be disappointed and still care about him. But I also have to protect myself and the recovery I’ve fought for. Because I’ve spent enough time losing myself. I came here to find myself again. And even though right now I feel hurt, angry, confused, lonely, and scared about the future, I’m still here. So I’m going to finish. Not because it suddenly became easy. But because it became even more important. I owe that to myself.