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“So, you’re in your thirties and you’re basically set for life.”
“I guess I am.”
Cassia nodded. She bit down on her bottom lip, trying to
think of how to come out with what she not just wanted to say,
but needed to say. Someone had to say it, because she was
absolutely sure Adalynn needed to hear it, and she wasn’t the
type of person who divulged her secrets easily. She said she as
much in Vegas, when she’d pulled out a seat and sat across the
table from Cassia in that lounge, putting into motion
everything that happened after.
“Can I ask you something else?”
Adalynn’s dark brow curled up and her lips twitched,
indicating amusement at the string of questions about asking
questions. “Yes.”
“How do you want to see yourself? I’m not talking about
how others see you. I don’t think it’s necessarily a matter of
being brave. I know you’ve used that word before, but
sometimes I think it’s about self-discovery. About figuring out
what you want to see when you look back at yourself, not just
like in a mirror, but back on yourself a few months from now,
a year from now, ten years from now. I get that’s a token
question and I used to hate when teachers or other people
asked me it because it sounds so trite, but when I sat in front of
my dad’s desk and he told me I had to get married or ship out,
I knew I couldn’t see myself married to that man in ten
days,
ten months, ten years. I couldn’t stand myself if that’s who I
was going to be. I’d look back at myself and I’d see this
stranger. I’d see someone repulsive, living a life everyone else
designed for her. And what if there aren’t any do-overs? What
