In the space where my heart used to live now sits a rubber band stretched around an unknown thumb and forefinger, pulled taut, ready to burst out of my chest, unsure of where it will land or who it might hit along the way.
Well, if it hits me, I’ll take care of it.
Then, we’ll figure out how to take care of you.
This is a rare but treatable side-effect of bean pie.
This, this dreadful thing is a side-effect of bean pie?
Frightening.
Oh, hon. It’s not necessarily a dreadful thing, even though it sounds like it is. What it is is a mysterious thing, and, like the rubber band, I have no idea where it’s going to take me.
Hopefully, whatever it is, it’s somewhere good.