Because what I was good at—what I was rewarded for—was control. And control is a skill that rarely tells you when it has started to take more than it gives.
“Where did I put those damn acetaminophen pills?”
I yank the kitchen drawer so hard it comes off its rails and spills across the floor. Reza rushes in, horrified.
Mountains don't last forever. Through erosion caused by wind, water, ice, and gravity, the rocks that make up mountains are gradually worn down and carried away.
There are breakings that announce themselves loudly, and breakings so quiet you don’t recognize them at all. The quiet fractures are the most dangerous.
