There was no short answer to this; like so much else, it was a long story. But what really makes any story real is knowing someone will hear it. And understand.

“This life was fleeting, and I was still searching for the way I wanted to spend…”

“I wondered if he ever thought of me, and hated the pang I felt when I told myse…”

“You need a third option," he said."Yeah. I guess i do."He nodded, absorbing thi…”

“Honestly," I said.What?"Come on. You have to admit it's sort of ridiculous."Wha…”