What did you do with memories, feelings, needs, that didn't belong anywhere?
A butterfly symbolized acceptance of each new phase in life. To keep faith as everything around you changed.
"Thank you. But I can't take you up on that." She went to her bike, raised the kickstand, and swung her leg over.
"Why not?"
"The guy who just broke up with me, he was exactly like you, in the beginning. Charming, and nice. They're all like you in the beginning. But I always end up like this. And I can't do it anymore."
"If it weren't for public transportation," Sam said, "my brother wouldn't be getting married today. He and Maggie fell in love along the ferry route from Bellingham to Anacortes, which brings to mind the old saying that life is a journey. Some people have a natural sense of direction. You could put them in the middle of a foreign country and they could find their way around. My brother is not one of those people." Sam paused as some of the guests started laughing, and his older brother gave him a mock-warning glance. "So when Mark by some miracle manages to end up where he was supposed to be, it's a nice surprise for everyone, including Mark." More laughter from the crowd. "Somehow, even with all the roadblocks and detours and one-way streets, Mark managed to find his way to Maggie." Sam raised his glass. "To Mark and Maggie's journey together. And to Holly, who is loved more than any girl in the whole wide world."
A butterfly symbolized acceptance of each new phase in life. To keep faith as everything around you changed.
"Thank you. But I can't take you up on that." She went to her bike, raised the kickstand, and swung her leg over.
"Why not?"
"The guy who just broke up with me, he was exactly like you, in the beginning. Charming, and nice. They're all like you in the beginning. But I always end up like this. And I can't do it anymore."
"If it weren't for public transportation," Sam said, "my brother wouldn't be getting married today. He and Maggie fell in love along the ferry route from Bellingham to Anacortes, which brings to mind the old saying that life is a journey. Some people have a natural sense of direction. You could put them in the middle of a foreign country and they could find their way around. My brother is not one of those people." Sam paused as some of the guests started laughing, and his older brother gave him a mock-warning glance. "So when Mark by some miracle manages to end up where he was supposed to be, it's a nice surprise for everyone, including Mark." More laughter from the crowd. "Somehow, even with all the roadblocks and detours and one-way streets, Mark managed to find his way to Maggie." Sam raised his glass. "To Mark and Maggie's journey together. And to Holly, who is loved more than any girl in the whole wide world."
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