Love, Take Two

Carite Valissa Tarridon had known heartbreak. She had experienced it deeply, felt it in the marrow of her bones. From whence would she find the strength to overcome... the meaning to live (and love) again? From whence would she taunt all the sources of her taunts over the many years? She didn't know. And so, for now, she wouldn't care. She had a whole life of misery behind her, but nothing could have prepared her sufficiently for her future. Was it bright? Well, she didn't know. So, Carite simply forced herself not to care; conditioned, is more like.