Women and Children First

by Alina Grabowski

When I want something, I block out any possibility of not getting it. That’s how I used to win so many races. The other girls ran toward something stupid, like hope. I ran toward the inevitable.

Morals are just something you pretend to have until it’s too hard to uphold them.

I’ve always been terrible at staying. Change is easy, because it untethers you from who you were before. And I’ve always liked who I could be better than who I actually am.