All You Need is Love by Tara Wyatt

Author:Tara Wyatt [Wyatt, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tara Wyatt

It had been two weeks since Maggie had gotten fired and broken up with Dylan, and for the first time in those two weeks, she didn’t wake up feeling miserable and confused and alone. She’d given herself an appropriate amount of time to wallow, but she was done with that now. Enough was enough. Time to pull on her big girl panties and start getting her life back together. So, she flung the covers back, tugged on her neglected workout clothes, laced up her running shoes, and headed for the park.

It was just after 7:30 in the morning, but the sun was already well above the horizon and heating up the morning air. As Maggie jogged, her blood pumping through her veins, she cranked up the volume of her music, letting Beyonce spur her on through her workout. She hadn’t run since before everything had gone to shit, and she needed the little extra push. She was already dripping with sweat by the time she got to the park, but it felt good. Cathartic and cleansing and energizing to do something other than sit on her couch and feel sorry for herself. Inhaling deeply, she joined her favorite trail and found an easy rhythm, taking in the scenery, trying to ground herself and stay out of her head. A small group of sailboats clustered together on the lake, their sails flapping gently in the morning breeze. Herons soared and dived into the water, fishing for breakfast. A pair of cyclists whizzed by on the trail, their bells chiming happily. The leaves above her moved hypnotically, casting fluttering, delicate shadows on the pavement beneath her feet. The air was warm, but fresh, and all around her, life was happening, one second at a time. Peaceful and vibrant all at once.

When Mama had died, Maggie hadn’t understood how she was supposed to go on. She’d felt rooted to the spot, unable to take a single step in any direction without falling apart. Without feeling as though loss and grief and loneliness were consuming her from the inside out, eating her up like a virus. But slowly, with time, and patience, and strength she hadn’t known she’d had, she’d realized that life was going to go on with or without her, and it was up to her if she wanted to be a participant or an observer. And she’d known Mama would be so disappointed if Maggie had chosen the sidelines. So she’d gone on, putting one foot in front of the other until it got easier and easier. Until living didn’t take some kind of momentous effort every single day. Easing her way back into life.

That’s what it felt like she was doing now. Merging back onto the freeway after spending some time pulled over to the side of the road, unsure where to go. But here she was, out in the world, running, listening to music, savoring the sun on her skin. Life happened in the small moments, and she was living it, despite the heartbreak of losing Dylan, and the humiliation of getting fired.

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