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She was tangy and sweet on my lips.

She was sassy and sarcastic in my ears.

She was love and patience and kindness in my heart.

She was confusion and chaos in my head.

Alice taunted me, her body small but mighty. I'd watched her in our Pilates class, admired her from afar. As we rolled our mats one day we'd both stayed late, she smiled at me.

She was pain and loss of a life I thought I wanted.

She was rediscovery, a breath of fresh air. A new life. Smiling again.

She is mine, and she is everything.