Instructions for Dancing

by Nicola Yoon

“Hearts grow bigger so you can love more.”

Mom said just because a thing ends doesn’t make the thing any less real. Just because everything is different now doesn’t mean we didn’t love each other once.

“I gave you the power to see love. The heartbreak is just one part of it. It’s not the all of it. Why did you only focus on the ending?” “Because it’s the most important part.” “Is it?” she asks. “It wasn’t supposed to be a curse, Evie. It was supposed to be a gift.”