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THE DAY MY WORLD STOOD STILL
“Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life.”
—J. K . RowlingOctober 27, 2005—the day that changed everything. The peak of the mountain—or was it the bottom of the sea? I had two lives
with Don, and this day was the dividing line.Every moment of that day is etched into my memory, starting with waking up in Don’s arms. We had a habit of sleeping nose to nose with my leg wrapped around him, like two pieces of a puzzle never to be separated. He slowly started kissing me, distracting me from my scheduled appointment with the subcontractors I was about to meet but quickly forgot. It was a way we started many mornings, but this one wasn’t like others. I distinctly remember thinking at the time that something was really different. What was it?
