"Everything happens for a reason." I could have coined this saying as my own.
Every decision, every mistake I had made, had led me here. So despite all the signs that told me otherwise, something positive was coming my way, right?
A million miles away
Your signal in the distance
To whom it may concern
I think I lost my way
Getting good at starting over
Every time that I return
Learning to walk again
I believe I've waited long enough
Where do I begin?
Learning to talk again
Can't you see I've waited long enough?
Where do I begin?
-Foo Fighters, Walk
Prologue
Word of the day.
Serendipity: the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
...
How fitting.
I felt my chin quiver.
No.
You're strong.
You've always been strong.
Something positive could be taken from this.
Everything happens for a reason.
I could have coined that saying as my own
It happened every time I had a downfall.
The last downfall was my last layoff. A few months ago. Part of the reason it made sense for me to move here.
At least I had my career now.
At least I found it rewarding.
Right.
I didn't just move across the country for a man.
I wasn't that person.
I had some friends.
Few friends.
Because I had relied on this plan.
This one, fucking plan to work out.
One where I wasn't the dumbass who had moved across the country for some guy.
He wasn't some guy.
He was my guy.
And now, I wasn't his girl.
I had left my family, my friends.
I had become that fucking person who picked up her life for somebody who...
Every decision, every mistake I had made, had led me here.
So something positive was coming my way, right?
Somebody who...
"Oh God," I covered my face in my hands as the tears flowed. "I'm so stupid."
This story has been coming to me in little tidbits, but it's coming along. I really hope you enjoy this journey with me.
Thank you for reading! Chapters will get longer, and I'll be updating frequently.
Next update at 11:15PM CT.
-Bravery