From the Embers

by Aly Martinez

Having company in hell didn’t change the fact that you were still actually in hell.

There were so many nights when everything hurt and I wasn’t sure I’d ever be able to breathe again. But there you were. With me every step of the way.” I tapped the screen again when it started to dim. “This picture, Bree. It’s not what we have to lose. It’s what I’ve already gained.”

I was scared of losing the man who had become not only my best friend, but a fixture in my life that I prayed on a near daily basis would be permanent.

And that was the exact moment I fell all-the-way, head-over-heels, unapologetically in love with Eason Maxwell.

I’m terrified that, if we keep screaming into the past, the future is going to become nothing but an echo.”

perfect isn’t the same as finding genuine happiness.

Our bond might have been forged through tragedy, but our love flourished through patience, genuine respect, and understanding.

“I have loved you since before I knew I loved you. I have loved you since before I was supposed to love you. And I will continue to love you every single day for the rest of eternity. I cannot tell you life will always be easy.