The Ministry of Time

by Kaliane Bradley

I was obsessed with him. I see that now. I was doing my job, and I loved my job. Do you understand what I mean?

He lives in me like trauma does. If you ever fall in love, you’ll be a person who was in love for the rest of your life.

know how much you’ve longed for your future to lean down and cup your face, to whisper “Don’t worry, it gets better.” The truth is, it won’t get better if you keep making the same mistakes.

The most radical thing I ever did was love him, and I wasn’t even the first person in this story to do that. But you can get it right, if you try. You will have hope, and you have been forgiven.