Is She Really Going Out with Him?

by Sophie Cousens

A long-forgotten part of me is waking up, and it feels wonderful, like emerging from hibernation into a spring full of possibilities.

You’re the most beautiful woman I know.” The compliment takes me by surprise. I don’t know what to say, but I feel my face break into an enormous smile and a warm feeling settling in my chest.

I guess some things in life you don’t get to choose; you can’t choose the plot, but you can choose the soundtrack.