I’ve been so afraid. To let go, let someone in, give them that kind of power over me. The kind of power where you walk knowingly to the edge of the cliff, stare down at all the possibilities waiting below, a chance at a future, a home, or another person who changes their mind. Both scary, and yet you look over the edge, and something tells you to do it, to give it a chance, so you do. You take a deep breath, let go, and fall. But I don’t want to fall alone. I want her to fall with me. And if I hit the ground at full speed, splitting apart at the seams, I want to trust that she’s going to be
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