Something had changed in me, even if I didn't know what it was just yet. All I could think was that I felt alive for the first time.

I don't get it,' Caroline said, bemused. 'She's the only one with wings. Why is that?' There were so many questions in life. You couldn't ever have all the answers. But I knew this one. It's so she can fly,' I said. Then I started to run.

As for me, I was just trying to get it right, whatever that means. But now I finally felt I was on my way. Everyone had a forever, but given a choice, this would be mine. The one that began in this moment, with Wes, in a kiss that took my breath away, then gave it back - leaving meastounded, amazed and most of all, alive.

The thing about Wes," Delia said to me, unwrapping another package of turkey, "is that he thinks he can fix anything. And if he can't fix it, he can at least do something with the pieces of what's broken.

call it crazy, or just chicken salad. But within reason, or without it i was in it too.

As if at the age of eighteen life already sucked beyond any hope of improvement.

The thing is I'm a great believer in the perfect moment. They don't come around that often.