The stiffness in my jaw is almost… gone. like the pretending got lighter, or maybe i just… got used to the weight. almost makes me believe it. I remember physically “unclenching” my fists after I left that job. Years later, I still catch myself doing it sometimes – the body remembers the battles even when the mind pretends it doesn't. Maybe that’s why forgiveness is so hard; it’s not an intellectual exercise, it's a somatic surrender.