It was selfish what I asked her to do, even if it wound up being the most unselfish thing I've ever done.
He gives me a little shrug, like, of course, why else? And at this point, I really have no right to be surprised by people's capacity for kindness and generosity, but still, I am. I'm floored every time.
Anything can happen in one day.
You just work through it. You just hang in there.
...no way through it but through it," I tell myself.
My stomach lurched, an appetizer before the full portion of heartache I had a feeling was going to be served at some point soon.