>>52652079She won, alright, but it didn't last forever. She didn't realize just how much she'd won until everything was ripped away from her, and now she only knows loss.
Dawn had it so good in DP. Her bond with Ash can't ever be topped and it would be futile for anyone to even try and get close to her, for that bond is still unbroken. It just took a backseat for one of them.
She kicks herself and puts all the blame on her own shoulders for it, but it's true. If she hadn't forced Chloe to come watch Ash that day then all three of their lives would have taken completely different paths and she'd still be a winner. The memories of their past can only do so much when she sees the here and now of Ash and Chloe. They're happy, and there's nothing Dawn can do about it. Maybe one day she'll feel like a winner again, but in her heart she knows her time has passed.
