‘Where to Live, How to Live, Why to Live?’
Newly paraplegic at the age of 23, I needed answers. Where to live, how to live, why to live? One afternoon a colleague (and secret crush) visited me at the rehabilitation center. He took me on my first, terrifying foray into the real world down 34th Street in Manhattan. I told him I wanted to return when I couldn’t bear the stares of passers-by any longer. He said, “They are staring at you because they’ve never seen a woman so beautiful.” Tongue-tied, I looked up at him and saw love looking back. It was the only answer I needed. — Lauren Furst
Somehow, She Knew
We were sitting in my grandmother’s living room. She was showing me an old photo album. One of the photos was of my parents, young and happy. She paused, smiled, squeezed my hand, then whispered in Greek, “I hope that you find someone with a good heart.” Two years earlier, she would tell me that she had hoped I would find “a nice Greek boy.” She was the only family member I hadn’t told I was gay. Something tells me I won’t need to. — Caitlin Turner
Sure Will Miss That Venmo
A $5 charge for a lox and cream cheese on pumpernickel, toasted. A 2-cent bribe for attention from across the room. A chicken emoji for half of the Popeyes we had ordered at 3 a.m. A $12 request for pad thai that I ate before falling asleep in front of the TV, his hand on my waist. When we said goodbye in a tiny New York City noodle shack, I cried, knowing that we were never going to Venmo the same $15 again. — Jessica Hu
The Sun Didn’t Rush Us
I rose one morning while Elvie was still asleep. Knowing she was tired, I did not want to wake her. She stirred and told me to raise the blinds, then come back to bed and “cuddle” her. The sun streamed gently through the window. I thought I heard it whisper, “Don’t hurry, I’ll be up all day.” I went back to bed and cuddled her as she wished. We remained still for a few more minutes, listening to each other, breathing. — Jon Melegrito
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