" In the end, this was about me, not them," Robin said, tapping her chest. "And the people in my life could either accept that or they could live without me."

Ivy swallowed hard. "Did anyone choose to... well..."

"Live without me?"

Ivy nodded.

Robin smiled sadly. "One friend. And it hurt. It hurt a lot. But if she couldn't love me for me, then I didn't need her in my life. I know that's easier said than done, and it took me a long time to really believe that, but it's the truth. "

― Ashley Herring Blake , Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World