180 Seconds

by Jessica Park

I’m very afraid that I’m going to do the wrong thing again and send you running. And I don’t want that. If you’re going to go running anywhere, I’d prefer that you come running to me.

We generally think about the effects on those who survive trauma—which, of course, we should—but we don’t always think about the effects on the indirect victims.

“I love you, Allison. It happened when I wasn’t looking for it, when I didn’t know I needed it. But I fell in love with you so quickly and so smoothly. So without question.”

as much as what we’ve done tonight is about the physical, it’s also about so much more.