The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic

by Breanne Randall

She was shocked how the threat death could make you miss someone before they were even gone.

“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway,”

And everyone knows that the moment you look the dark things in the eye, they become far too real.

“You know who you are. Never let anyone or anything mold you into something different. Don’t let those idiots tell you what to do or how to live your life.”

“I don’t think he’s stronger than you,” Raquel added. “I think he tries to be strong for you.”

Imagine a river. Every time a thought comes in, acknowledge it, then send it down the current.”

Doing something in spite of heartbreak and fear, that’s where courage came in.

“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.”