The Key to Extraordinary

From The Key to Extraordinary

It is a known fact that the most extraordinary moments in a girl's life come disguised as ordinary days.

It is a known fact for me, at least.

Because that morning started out mostly the same as all mornings before: I woke up to an ache in my chest, the smell of chocolate, and the sound of the ghost making a racket in the kitchen.

Now, I'm not the sort to dwell on doom and sorrow. Life is too short for that. But I should at least try to describe the ache briefly:

It is not the kind that comes from eating tacos too late at night.

It's the kind that comes from being left behind. I think my heart is smart enough to know there's a place I should be filling with new memories, new jokes, and wondrous adventures with the one person I loved most of all. But that person is gone now. And so, my heart has a giant hole. I call it The Big Empty.

I squeezed my eyes shut tight and reminded myself of these affirmations

: Tonight I could have my Destiny Dream.