BEFORE I MET BROOKE BY MADDIE ROBERTS

Before I met Brooke, stationary just didn’t matter to me. I didn’t see much need in thinking about the paper I chose to write my notes on. It didn’t matter to me how I decorated my room and if that made me feel safe. I never put much thought into the clothes I wore. I didn’t understand the impact of sad music. I couldn’t see the need for a good afternoon of watching movies. I nearly always avoided emotions that were hard to face like loneliness or sadness. I underappreciated the need to still play and be goofy as I got older. I forgot about the coziness of hot cocoa and marshmallows. It was hard for me to extend undeserved forgiveness. Before I met Brooke, stationary just didn’t matter to me; but now it does.