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We didn’t even have a good-bye.”
    Saura wiped the tears falling from her eyes. “We did, the night before that last night we had. I didn’t want to have a sad good-bye. If I would have stayed I don’t think I would have been able to leave.”
    â€œThat is incredibly selfish of you, Saura. Maybe I needed more. I wanted to have our last hug, our last kiss, and you robbed me of that.”
    â€œI am sorry. I hope you can forgive me one day.”
    Katrina wanted to yell and scream but she was too exhausted to do so. She didn’t want to end on a bad note. Maybe if she left on good terms Saura would realize she belonged in Memphis with her. “I am hurt, but I will get over it. I want you to be happy, Saura.”
    â€œI want you to be happy too. You have no idea how much I want you to be happy.” Saura tried to smile but couldn’t.
    There was a moment of silence as they both thought about what to say next.
    â€œI love you, Saura. I wish you nothing but the best.” Katrina couldn’t believe she was able to say it.
    Suddenly things didn’t feel so bad. It was as if an anchor had been lifted off of her. She realized she actually meant it. Saura was the love of her life, and sometimes when you loved something you had to let it go. Saura didn’t have a new number yet but she let Katrina know she unblocked her Facebook.
    The two began to talk about Saura and the house. She was living in a house with seven other girls. Saura joked that it felt like she was on some reality show with a bunch of women all trying to do the same thing. Saura had met her agent who told her about jobs she submitted Saura for. Katrina couldn’t help but notice the excitement in Saura’s voice; she could tell she really was where she needed to be.
    â€œI’m still going to Europe.” Katrina cut Saura off while she was talking about one of the women in the house.
    â€œThat’s great, you should still go.” Saura shook her head trying to convince herself that she meant what she said.
    â€œYeah, I am going to go alone. I think I could use the time to myself.”
    There was another pause on the phone. Saura didn’t know how she wanted to feel. The jealous girlfriend in her wanted to ask if Katrina planned on getting with anyone while she was there, but she knew she no longer had the right to ask those types of questions.
    â€œI am sure you are going to have an amazing time. Take lots of pictures and eat lots of food.” Saura struggled to keep her voice from trembling too much.
    â€œI will.”
    The two hung up with each other. Katrina felt a sense of relief. She knew it would take time, but she knew time would heal all wounds. She didn’t have time to focus on the sadness. She had a trip to prepare for.
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    Teri sat on her couch. She knew the time had come to cut Porsha off. Her usual cutoff lines didn’t seem appropriate. Porsha hadn’t done anything wrong. She never asked for money, or tried to show her off to her friends. She didn’t have an advanced degree, but she was smart and out of all the women she had talked to, Porsha actually seemed like she might try to make something of herself one day.
    Teri thought about Katrina. She and Saura were joined at the hip from the moment they met. She was surprised it lasted two years. Porsha was getting too comfortable in her house. She had to shut it down.
    Teri couldn’t think of anything to say. She didn’t want the headache of answering a million questions as to why she didn’t want to be with her anymore. She picked up her phone and pressed Porsha’s name. Instead of pressing the phone button she pressed the little envelope on the phone.

    Please don’t be mad but I can’t do this anymore. It’s not you, it’s me. I can’t explain. I wish you luck in all your future endeavors. Teri

    Teri pressed the send button, immediately regretting the decision to send a