Same Time Next Summer

by Annabel Monaghan

Putting a person back together isn’t easy, but if you’re smart about it you can reassemble yourself in a totally different, better way.

I know what each day is going to look like even before I open my eyes, and there’s so much strength in that knowing.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned that it’s totally possible to love someone from a safe distance.

It’s like I went out into the world and grew up, and he’s still right here. Right where I left him.

“If you’ve loved someone your whole life, it kind of makes sense that you’d love them forever.”

“You’re the most important person that’s ever been in my life, and you’re not even the most important person in your own.”

“Sometimes you have to walk away from all the things you don’t want to make room for the future. Blank canvas.”