Off the Deep End

by Lucinda Berry

Maybe being treated like an animal turns you into one. Has anyone ever thought of that?

You can’t see clearly when you’re looking through broken pieces.”

There’s an incredible freedom in having nothing left to lose. And it’s really hard to be afraid of anything when the worst thing has already happened to you.

“It’s not being strong when you don’t have any other choice.

In a strange way, I’d fallen in love with him all over again. We’d traveled to the darkest places of humanity together and held each other’s hand through it all.