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Current status: rebooting basic human functions.
the universe likes to get itself a huge bowl of popcorn and laugh as I twist in agony.
The thing about rock bottom though is that it looks deceptively solid until life decides to break out its jackhammer.
So what if I’d memorized her laugh like a favorite song, or noticed how her hair caught the sunlight just so, or the precise shade of pink her cheeks turned when she was embarrassed?
You don’t feel physical pain at the mention of their name. Unless they’ve become part of your DNA, coded into every cell like a genetic memory you can’t erase.
Oh crap. Houston, we have a problem. Namely that my head had suddenly transformed into a helium balloon, the room was tilting sideways at a decidedly alarming angle, and the edges of my vision were bleeding to inky-black-like watercolors in the rain.
“This is the universe shaking my shoulders and making me see how much I still have, not just what I’ve lost.”
Oh, I had needs. None of them appropriate to voice out loud.
“I have a plan. It’s called moving to Argentina. How do you feel about mastering Spanish?” “Be serious.” “I am, mi amor.”
