Everyone kept telling Hanna the same thing after the breakup.
Her Best Friend: You should be the bigger person.
Her Mom: Hayaan mo na. Be the bigger person, anak.
Her Coworker: Just forgive him. Be the bigger person.
Hanna was 5'0. And tired.
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[The day Drake came back]
Drake shows up outside her apartment. With flowers from the gas station. Still handsome. Still using the same cologne.
Drake: Hanna, can we talk?
Hanna: About what?
Drake: About us. About last week. I think you overreacted.
Hanna: I overreacted to you waiting for your feelings for me to fade? Wow. Sorry, my bad.
Drake: Come on. Don't be like that. I told you I have feelings for you. I was just honest that I'm not ready to make it official. Most guys wouldn't even be honest.
Hanna: Oh, so I should thank you for being honestly shitty? Thanks, Drake. So honest. So brave.
Drake: You're being immature now.
Hanna: No, I'm being short and I'm being a bitch. There's a difference.
Drake: That's not you. You're not like that. You're sweet. You're understanding.
Hanna: I WAS sweet. I was understanding for four months. I understood when you left me on read. I understood when you said "no label." I understood when you hearted that video about your ex. My understanding era is over. It expired.
Drake: So what, you're just going to be bitter?
Hanna: I'm not bitter. I'm free.
Drake: Hanna, be the bigger person.
Hanna: Be the bigger person? Well, I'm short and I'm a bitch so I won't be doing that, thanks.[laughs]
Drake: So that's it?
Hanna: That's it. You wanted someone who would wait until your feelings fade? Go find her. I'm not her. I don't wait. I leave.
Drake: You'll regret this.
Hanna: The only thing I regret is not being a bitch sooner. It would have saved me four months.
Drake: You're going to block me?
Hanna: No. I'm going to do worse. I'm going to let you watch me be happy without you. And I'm not going to be the bigger person about it. I'm going to be the happiest person. And that will annoy you more.
She closed the door.
Not slammed. Closed. Softly. Like a woman who knows she doesn't need to make noise to make a point.
And for the first time in a long time, being short felt tall as hell.
The end
