Fated Hearts

Ava

Waking up in the hospital with a harrowing diagnosis is a hard pill to swallow.

But it also opens my eyes to the truth.

Law school was never my dream. It was my mother's.

I've been living like a bird locked in a cage, and the bars are closing in on me, crushing me under their weight.

I'm done letting others dictate my life.

The thing is...trying to cram a lifetime of experiences in a few months can lead you on a treacherous path.

I let myself live. But at what cost?

Looking back, it was all wor...