My last words hung in the air between us and years later, I would see them as a clear line drawn in the proverbial sand. Because that day, at only age thirteen, I understood that to have a true mate meant to stand with that one other soul through the good times and the very, very bad – even if no one else I loved understood my level of devotion and sacrifice. And, honestly, I didn’t realize that day what my steadfastness would cost me.
What??????
