Nova Peak Until I found a bruise on the other side

We do not have much of a choice, she replied with a shrug. We adapt or we are forced to suffer even more. It was a pessimistic view, but it was one that came from life experience. From a young age, she had been forced to chose to adapt or suffer the consequences. At this point, she was usually just waiting for the other shoe to drop, planning for the what ifs that would eventually become reality.

Maybe life would be too boring without reasons for us to adapt, she suggested. Maybe it was a boring she would enjoy though, at least for a little while.