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Her pride

He looked at her, still holding her hand, “One day your pride will get the best of you.” He let go of her hand, “I just hope that you will realize it before it’s too late.” He began to walk away from her.
She yelled at him, “My pride it was helps me to not get hurt by a dumdass like you.” He turned the corner out of sight.

She pulled out her phone and dialed. “Is my pride holding me back from what I want?”
“Huh, wait, slow down. Start over.”
With a heavy sigh she repeated her question to John.
“Damn you broke up with him; that’s what he said to you?”
“Yea and he’s not the first to tell me that either.”
“Your pride is what makes you strong, that’s what makes you Lin.”
“But am I too strong to let someone in?” She knew John didn’t want to tell her the truth. “By your silence I know what the answer is, you don’t have to say it.”
“It’s not that simple. There is more to the answer then that.”
“It is that simple, you can’t sugar coat it. But I have to go.”
“Lin wait.” Before he could finish she hung up the phone.

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