Unconventional Love

When you're young, there is always that one kid who doesn't fit in: too fat, too poor, too quiet, too annoying… the list goes on and on.

The thing is, that had been me. I'd been that kid.

I hadn't fit gracefully into life's jigsaw puzzle; I'd been that piece in the wrong box. Cocooned in the wrong life, I'd been like a butterfly waiting to emerge, waiting to take flight, and at eighteen, that's what I'd done.

Hope had soared as I'd unfolded my wings. I'd been free to start a future of self-discovery. It had been time—time to finally find the right box and complete my journey.

I'd never imagined myself where I am today or who I am today.

This is that story of how I found an unconventional love, one I choose for eternity.