“The heart wants what it wants.”

Lionel

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Gulping shots of whiskey was the only way to quell my heartache and curtail my anxieties. I wasn’t a drinker but some situations warranted this response. What have I done to happiness that it doesn’t want to stay with me?

Having understood where Shannon was coming from, I began readying myself to let one person go, but it was easier said than done. I wouldn’t have been comfortable with the same if I was ever in her shoes so it was only fair to do right by her.

The doorbell jolted me out of my daze, my eyebrows drawing in wonder of...