From the Jump

by Lacie Waldon

“Sometimes I think you and I are opposite sides of the same coin.”

“I love you, Liv. I’ve loved you for a third of my life, and I’ll continue to love you for the rest of it. And I can do that as a friend if that’s what you need. But if you want more, you have to know that I’m not going anywhere.”

And I realize there’s no point in looking toward the future. The present will do just fine.