Hazel Hayes

the idea that it might now be difficult for me to watch Star Wars – that I would for ever associate those films with this shitshow of a relationship – that stung.

I know you’re upset, and you have every right to be, because what you’ve just seen is both disgusting and heartbreaking. But I think we can all agree that you are better off without that sociopathic twat in your life. Also, for what it’s worth, he’s not okay. This is him acting out because he’s incapable of processing his emotions. You’ll deal with this. You’ll bounce back. He won’t.’

‘You were happy,’ Maya assured me. ‘You were fucking delirious. I saw it with my own two eyes. And things being shit now doesn’t erase all the good stuff. It still happened. Pain is just an inevitable part of life.’