Have you ever felt so sad that it wasn’t just a hollow ache in your chest but instead, it felt like a huge void that was threatening to swallow you whole?
No, scratch that.
Have you ever been so sad that the very act of breathing felt like it hurt? Have you ever felt so sad that living was a reminder that you’re still here, enduring it all?
The kind of sadness that makes you wish you were gone?
That’s the sadness I carried with me every day. It wasn’t the kind of sadness that appears overnight. It grew with time and it was as a result of all the loss I’d endured. My mom’s death was the seed. Losing her shattered me in ways I never thought possible.
But then, like a miracle, there was Tyler. He didn’t just dry my tears; he gave me a reason to smile again. With him, I felt something I h
