What Happened In Between

I was supposed to go to a support group the night I met him. I did, just not the right one. Why? Because I didn't want to talk about what happened. I didn't want to say my name is Laken and when I was sixteen I ran away. Away from a mother I looked like but never wanted to replicate. Away from the danger she brought into our home.

Now I'm in college, living with my ex's grandma as a caregiver, feeling a little lost, and experiencing a lot of doubts... some about him. He will give me hope, affect me like a rock star, makes promises he won't keep, and become one of my closest friends. With him I'm going to make mistakes, reveal my secrets, learn some lessons, let others come between us, and let it all go. Because it isn't what happened to me, it is What Happened In Between.