How is this the hardest word I have ever learned to say?
Why is it so hard to say to the people you care about?
The ones you don't know?
Two letters.
It slips out so easily when you are a child.
Why can't I say it to you when you ask if we can hang out?
I can't...
I shouldn't...
Maybe later...
Not tonight...
Everything but what I know I need to say.
The word that will make you walk away.
Why can't I walk away?
I deserve better.
You are just using me.
The first boy I thought I loved warned me...
He told me to practice.
He said I would need it one day.
To ward off boys like you.
He told me to be prepared
For the day when I would have to walk into battle with only one word on my side.
NO.
I am saying it now.
I am standing up to myself.
Because I am better than this.
Because I deserve better than what you can offer.
Because I am aware of the consequences of my actions.
No. Not now. Not ever. Not tonight. Not next week. Not next year.
No.
Never.
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