Salvation. Redemption.

This  was  my  one  chance  to  become  someone  who  was  looked  at,  not  seen,  listened  to,  not  heard.  If  there  was  a  God,  He'd  guide  the  winds,  let  them  blow  for  me  so  that,  with  a  tug  of  my  string,  I'd  cut  loose  my  pain,  my  longing.  I'd  endured  too  much,  come  too  far.  And  suddenly,  just  like  that,  hope  became  knowledge.  I  was  going  to  win.  It  was  just  a  matter  of  when