“How do you feel when he’s around?” she asks instead, and that makes me pause. Like I’m on top of the world. Like I could jump off a building and fly. Like I could climb the highest mountain and scale the rockiest cliff without breaking a sweat. Like I’ve finally found somewhere I can stay for longer than a night. Somewhere I feel safe, secure, and taken care of, and I swallow down the lump in my throat.
