You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs.

But as was so often the case, it was the one person missing who you thought about more than the ones who were right in front of you.

I listened for the voice I knew so well, the one I always heard at the beginning. Good girl, Macy! You're doing great! You know the first steps are the hardest part! They were. Sometimes I felt so out of sync, it was all could do not to quit after a few strides. But I kept on, as I did now. I had to, to get to the next part, this part, where I finally caught up with Wes, my shadow aligning itself with his, an dhe turned to look at me, pushing his hair our of his eyes.

In a way, I was almost happy to see her. The worst part of me, out in the flesh. Blinking back at me in the dim light, daring me to call her a name other than my own.

And to know me, as you have discovered, is to love me.

It's only advice. Ignore it if you want.

But if something was really important, fate made sure it somehow came back to you and gave you another chance.