My BF left me when I was 7 months pregnant. He said, “I’m not ready to be a dad!” When my son was born premature, I was terrified. Then a nurse took my hand and whispered, “He’s stronger than you think!” But when I looked closer, I froze.She was the girl I used to tease every day in school. She smiled and said, “Life’s strange, isn’t it? You used to call me invisible. Now I get to hold your world in my hands.”
Tears blurred my vision. “I’m so sorry,” I managed to say. She just squeezed my shoulder. “It’s okay.

As I approached my car today after shopping, I heard a car running and realized it was the large SUV parked on my driver’s side. I didn’t think anything of it until the man in the driver’s seat called to me. I tensed up. Being alone is a vulnerability.Situational awareness: Big SUV, engine running, solo male = my radar was up.The man asked me if anyone had given me flowers today. (It was Mother’s Day here.) I cautiously said, “No,” and he reached for something in his passenger’s seat. He offered me a bouquet of flowers.