Redhawk Caldera Feel familiar, I'm never alone

Bridget was in familiar waters now. There’s nothing wrong with you. At least, nothing unnatural. Happiness is one of the hardest things to find. That’s why some of us spend so long searching for it. If it were easy, I don’t know if it would be worth nearly so much.

She’d guessed somewhat about Iris, after the woman’s passing. She hadn’t known about Wraen. What isn’t normal is losing so much. Happiness isn’t supposed to be this much heartache. But I think you can still find it. There’s nothing wrong with having an open heart, Teya. And loving, even if you think it won’t end well. It’s better than not feeling any joy at all, even for a while.

She didn’t go on, but this was so familiar to the sorrow she’d seen in Sorana. Another girl with an open heart, just like her mom’s, and one who had also learned just how deeply that could cut and bleed.