An Echo in Time

by Boo Walker

“We all know who wears the fur in this relationship.

Once she knows he’s gone, she slides down to the floor and folds forward.

She looks over at Vivian and feels all kinds of gratitude, as there’s nothing better in the world than knowing you have a best friend who will never leave you, no matter how much you screw up.

It’s lunacy, really, but Charli’s desperate. Seeing her father decline, hearing him talking about selling the Beneteau. Her own instability. Something must be done, and she’s running out of time.

I admire your family. You’ve been through a lot but somehow manage to be the happiest family I’ve ever met.”

the recipe seems to be lots of family time, even if we don’t always see eye to eye.”

Love is about being there for someone at their worst. It’s easy to be there when things are good.”

“I am not responsible for what you did. None of us are. Your guilt is yours alone to bear, just as my mother’s is hers and no one else’s. I want to be set free from it. I want everyone in our family to be set free from what both of you did. The truth is finally out. Though we are bound by blood, I am no longer a part of your crime. No one else is.”

Sometimes things don’t work out the way in which you design them, but they work out just right, all the same.

think there’s no doubt that when you’re doing the right things, the world seems to open up for you.”

love and happiness are universal rights? Everyone has a right to create their own picture-perfect life, and posting it online isn’t about bragging—because it’s not a competition.

simply thrives in connecting and wants to share the joy she’s feeling in this moment as it all comes together.

She hits Noah on the arm and points, her head dizzy with possibility. It couldn’t be true, but it is. She’s bearing witness.

Lined up ahead, every single traffic light glows green.