What was once avoided is now welcomed with open arms.

What once brought boredom and misery now brings hope and joy.

What once meant isolation now means company of the sweetest kind.

What once caused a disturbing chillness now causes shivers of an entirely different type.

What once trapped me inside now opens the world.

Because with it is Edward.

And with him is home.

For without him, I would wander the earth meaninglessly.

So I am grateful to that former source of misery.

That source of freedom.

That source of home.

I will forever be grateful to the rain.