Finding Eden

by Mia Sheridan

"But what I did know was that I loved a girl. And I knew I loved her in a way I'd never, ever recover from. I knew I loved her to the very core of myself. And I knew she loved me back."

"I'm all your firsts," I whispered, "and all your lasts."

French Lick Springs Hotel.

West Baden Springs Hotel, just up the road from the French Lick Hotel and Casino.

And I thought to myself, even though life could be horrifying and earth-shattering, terrible and tragic, it was also filled with moments of breathtaking beauty. And sometimes you just had to laugh.

It was true what I'd once said about the stars—some things are seen more clearly in light . . . and some things are seen more clearly in darkness.