To Abandon A Child, She Had Once

Ah, Well. Life's Too Short For Moderation, Wouldn't You Say?

Time Had A Way Of Moulding People Into Shapes They Themselves No Longer Recognised.

To Abandon A Child, She Had Once Said To Someone, When She Thought Cassandra Couldn't Hear, Was An Act So Cold, So Careless, It Refused Forgiveness.

What Could Be More Perfect Than Marrying The Person You Love.

And Then He Was Kissing Her, And She Was Struck By His Nearness, His Solidity, His Smell. It Was Of The Garden And The Earth And The Sun. When Cassandra Opened Her Eyes, She Realized She Was Crying. She Wasn't Sad, Though, These Were The Tears Of Being Found, Of Having Come Home After A Long Time Away.