Ever since the fire, he had lived inside the protection of his despair, as though he deserved no other emotion. But as he walked through the foyer, opening the door to the cool January sunshine, he sensed a new pathway expanding in his mind. There was a place somewhere outside of hopelessness, pulling at him. Allowing aspiration in his life was not the same as leaving Sarah and Cherish behind. He would have to stop feeling that he betrayed them each time he felt the urge to smile.
Despair can entomb us beyond our understanding and entrench us beyond rescue.
