victoria marie’s Reviews > milktooth > Status Update

This thought buoyed me and I dove. The cold closed my throat and silenced my brain. I opened my mouth and let the salt in. I saw my hands and strands of my hair in front of me, suspended in dark water and felt, for the few seconds before my legs forced me back to the surface, not lonely, but perfectly alone. (91)

And a change always sounds good when your life feels bad because the change should transform the bad, or at least distract you from it. Lose your job and cut bangs. Get a tattoo when the snow refuses to melt. Get dumped and move to Montréal. I supposed I could use a change, too. (76)