She’s alive. I can feel it in the way she touches me, see it in the way she looks at me, and I need her to know… “Never gonna be alone…” I sing my promise in time with Chad Kroeger and her body tenses, sending my heart into overdrive, fueled by pure fear. But it’s only for the briefest of moment before she pulls me tighter against her. Securing my place next to her. I’ll take it.

