A Picture Is Not Always Worth A Thousand Words

There is a picture of me that my mother swore I was holding a man’s (teenager) hand when I was not.

I did not then nor have I lied about this.

Paul…something.

As a church group we stayed at a cabin with no plumbing.  Not a good experience for me.  Not merely because of the plumbing.  It was a one-bedroom cabin, a small kitchen, with one other room.  There was probably nearly twenty or more of us, so it was more than crowded and cramped.

At the end, they took a photo.  I placed my hands at my sides with my thumb on the seam on my denim.

Just awkwardly posing for a photo after a not entirely pleasant experience.

In the photo, it appears as though he and I are holding hands when we were only close to each other.  Not even close enough to hold hands.

Paul did like me, I probably should have let him marry me.  As I believe he had ideas for he and I because then I would not be here like this.

I want my life back.

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