Rough Terms

Trevor.....

The world gets really dark when you're wallowing in self pity after having all of your dreams ripped away from you.

How do you see the light when the life you were supposed to be living is moving on without you in it? When everything around me reminds me that it was all for nothing, I can't find a light to hold onto.

At least I couldn't - until I met the sun. The only issue is that life has convinced her she's a shadow. She relit my world and now I'm on a mission to do the same for her in any way she'll let me.

Lydia.....

I've been working my knuckles to the bone my whole life to keep this ranch afloat, though I don't know why. It's not like anyone has stuck around to see it survive.

My life has been a roller coaster with far more downhill slopes than upward climbs and the imbalance of it makes me afraid to look up. The higher you climb, the harder you fall so I keep my head down.

But after a lifetime of accepting this imbalance as my reality, how can one night with a stranger have me wanting to throw the scales of life in my own favor for a change? Am I brave enough to look up?