If I did this to myself, could you ever forgive me?

I brought my cane that day, even though I could’ve walked unassisted. I expected to be given fifteen minutes, tops. I was terrified.

suppose they gave roses for suffering well: suppose it was better the less they could tell.

Remember when you saw your first princess? Her skirts were tulle and glittered like the night sky. They fell about her feet so you’d never know she was walking — she was gliding, floating.