Opposite of Always

by Justin A. Reynolds

Because big lesson number one is this: all the time travel in the world can’t save the people you love.

The problem is we spend most of our puny lives chasing someone else’s someone, and, if we’re lucky, we end up with only a third of the time we could’ve spent with the person truly meant for us. That is, if we don’t wind up missing them altogether.

“Uh, okay, well, I’ve always loved reading. But there aren’t a lot of books about kids like me. And I just think every kid deserves a book that looks like them.

“Craugh?” She smiles. “Craughing is a simultaneous mix of crying and laughing that is triggered by only the absolute best things in life.”