i was drowning in every sense of the word - in pain, tears, and bargain bin bottles of wine. i fought against the weights and the ache in my lungs until i began to convince myself that drowning was better than swimming through an endless sea of uncertainty. and just when i took a deep breath, just when i accepted the inevitable and invited the numbing flood of water into my lungs, i inhaled my first breath of fresh air in what felt like an eternity - and you were the one who pulled me out.












