It’s not right, and it’s not fair, and I’ll never understand why things like that have to happen. Never. But it happened.” Her eyes bore through mine in the darkness. “Somehow, some way, you have to pick yourself up and move forward. You can’t stay stuck in this purgatory of torture and self-loathing. It’ll take some time, but you can start a new life. Find someone new, start a family. Try again.”

