Let's Do This

by Loren Leigh

There were times we all slept at the hospital, curled up in uncomfortable plastic chairs, worried that he wasn’t going to make it through.

But people always think they know better. That it would never happen to them.”

Most people don’t realize how easily things can just be gone. How quickly shit can collapse. And sometimes you can’t do a single fucking thing to get it back.

It was my mom who helped me get here. And I owe her so damn much. I need to tell her. Thank her. I want to share good moments with her and my sis. Not him. Honestly, he’s not even a father to me. He’s just a person who always makes me feel worse about myself. That’s not the kind of person I want to be around. It’s not the kind of person anyone should be around.

Sometimes, you just have to dream really fuckin’ big. And then hold on for the ride.