I got back in touch with the girl I cut contact with.
I didn’t think she would reply, but she did and it was quite long.
In it she said that all the pain and hurt had come back. That what I put her through badly affected her and still does. That she’s had issues in her relationships and she’s never quite felt the same.
She also said something that truly confused me: “I like the idea of us trying something together but I’m afraid of the result”