The Good Part

by Sophie Cousens

There’s something incredibly comforting about the feel of his arms around me, the oaky, clean smell of his neck. I could happily stay like this for hours. Good hugs are underrated; I don’t think any of my past boyfriends have been great huggers, it always felt perfunctory or transitory. With Sam, it feels like his arms are creating a force field around me. It’s as though his body is telling me that if he could, he would absorb my every worry or pain.

“The older you get, the more you encounter grief, pain, and disappointment. Anyone who hasn’t, it is coming for them.”