After I asked my question Chelsea seemed to melt back into her seat. She became still and quiet. The light that flickered in her eyes while she described the power that she had over her clients faded. Her demeanor became somber and dark. She replied, “When someone dies right in front of you, you begin to realize that this isn’t a game. I had been walking a tight rope for years thinking it would go on forever. When your form and balance is good and you’re your legs are strong it feels like you could walk around the world on that thin wire beneath your feet. But make one wrong step and you go crashing to the ground. That’s what happened to me. I lost my balance and I slipped off the wire and crashed. My high wire act is over.”
We sat in silence. After a few moments I quietly asked,
What if
