And life needs to be interesting because we've only got one of them to live.

We are young, we have too much to lose.

I sometimes feel like life is just one big test to see how long we can survive.

Life is full of luck, like getting dealt a good hand, or simply by being in the right place at the right time. Some people get luck handed to them, a second chance, a save. It can happen heroically, or by a simple coincidence , but there are those who don’t get luck on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don’t get saved.

But no matter what happens, I spoke up, made a voice for myself, freed from the haunting memories that have owned me for the last six years. I found my courage.

Once you figure out what you want in life—expect nothing less.