After That Day in December, Life Would Never Be the Same Again

I got what I wanted, but…did I really want it?

Photo by Matt Barnard: https://www.pexels.com/photo/port-of-entry-building-in-us-in-winter-7104991/

I took a step forward and stood nervously at the top of the line. It was my turn next.

In an act to seem “casual,” I stretched my neck from side to side like I was a regular at the yoga game, and took in the sights and smells of sweaty bodies in formal…