Ashley Needles

For the beginning chapters of this adventure click below: NO GREATER LOVE ,               PART TWO                      PART THREE                  The social worker was right behind Alex, her eyes were also wide. "I'm so sorry, I don't know how she found out we were going to be here."             Alex knelt down in front of Angie, hugging her tight to his chest. "It's okay," Alex said in his overly polite walking on glass voice. " Can you make sure she doesn't um follow us in here and that we don't run into her on the way out, please?" The social worker was already nodding. "I uh, don't mean to be a burden, I just don't know what she'll do." Alex finished letting Angie go. As he did, Angie grabbed his hand. Alex hated to ask anything of anyone. He was one of those people who felt like just his existence was a burden to others. I watched mutely and could tell by the socia

I feel so blessed. I just finished processing some things with M. He validated my feelings understood my confusion and did all the things I needed to feel sane again as my world and emotions were once again flipped over and muddled up. His ability to listen as I sorted out my new reality and dealt with the cancellation of my favorite real life comedy were epic. He gave me hope that tomorrow my feelings of schadenfreude might return and my unhealthy empathy might pass. While we talked I got a call from another who has been asking to be made into a rock in my life and while it didn't go so great probably due to Justin having a migraine and a misunderstanding of the situation I was so lucky to be cared about enough that he was willing to set aside not feeling great to try to be there. Sometimes it's too much. Sometimes it's overwhelming to be given such perfect love and sacrifice as I have been given by so many of you, by M, by Sam and by Justin. I was ne