The Seat Filler

by Sariah Wilson

maybe you should try pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.” “Which I don’t want to do, because it’s my favorite zone in the whole world.

that’s the thing about doors. Once you close them, they’re designed to be opened again.”

think you should go with the flow. See where the universe takes you.” “That’s not really my thing. I’m more of a violently-struggle-against-the-flow type of person.”

“Be nice. I like cantankerous old ladies.” I planned on being one someday.

I’d forgotten what hope felt like.

I figured she made a deal with the devil at some point and he’s in no hurry to have to live with her.

I realized no matter how much things might change between me and Shelby, no matter what challenges and obstacles we were going to face, we would still get through them all together. Adding new people to love along the way.

“Today I wanted to find out how many Snickers bars I had to eat to stop feeling sad. So far it’s not ten.”