Not everyone who enters your life stays, and that truth often arrives quietly rather than dramatically. People imagine endings as loud doors slamming shut, arguments that scorch the air, or final words spoken with certainty.
In reality, most departures are subtle. They look like unanswered messages, postponed plans, growing distance, and the slow realization that someone who once felt permanent has become optional. Life introduces people to you in seasons, and many of them are only meant to walk alongside you for a short stretch of the road.
