The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic

by Breanne Randall

He was the one person she’d allowed herself to lean on, to tell her truth to, show her mess to. And then he’d left.

I remember once, your grandad came home after I’d spent hours working on the yard. I’d even used a pair of kitchen shears to trim the grass in places. He took one look and suggested it needed a little more. So, I took gasoline and poured it all over the grass and lit it on fire. He never said another word about the yard again.”

“If you’re gonna drag my ass to God’s house, He better know I’m not coming willingly.”

“The first drops of September are sacred. Catch them on your tongue, and you’ll be granted your truest heart’s desire. Even if you don’t know what it is yet.”

“Hold on to hope no matter the cost, because as long as there’s hope, everything else is just the unfortunate side effects of heartbreak and magic.”