Meet Me in the Margins

by Melissa Ferguson

He can’t be but a few years older than me, but he’s like a grownup, a real grownup who dresses the part, acts the part, is the part. Unlike me, who rents a room from my younger sister, chases after outlandish and unpredictable dreams like writing, and has a real fear that someone will discover I still have no clue how taxes work. I’m just a kid playing in an adult’s body. Will,

You may be loyal, but it doesn’t sound as if the rest of your family is loyal to you.”

You’ve only got so many hours in this life. You may as well spend them doing something you’re passionate about.”