Meet Me on the Bridge

by Sarah J. Harris

‘Spin the stone and make a change. Transform the world and rearrange.’

He thinks I’m gorgeous. He feels like home – a favourite song I’ve listened to repeatedly, a much-loved book I’ve reread.

Alex has shown me what a relationship should feel like – a series of small, kind moments rather than grand gestures that swiftly run out of steam.

‘We can find a pocket of happiness despite what’s happened to us and all the horrible things going on in the world.’

‘In all honesty, I don’t believe my life is worth more than the next person’s,’ he continues. ‘The world won’t stop rotating on its axis if I die. Life will go on. I won’t leave a huge mark.’

‘Every decision we make, however small, has repercussions. Sometimes the knock-on effect is huge, but we don’t realise it yet.’

‘The smallest change in the past creates huge ripples in the future, which are often disastrous. Stop travelling back.

‘When you meet that person, everything falls into place. They feel like home. It’s like returning to your favourite painting and loving each brush stroke all over again.’