Hope by Shauna McDonnell

CONOR:
Once upon a time, I was hers, and she was mine.
Forever was ours until one day, it wasn’t.
Over the years, I learned to stay alive. But somewhere amid all the pain,
loss, and heartache, I forgot how to live… until her.
Cassie Davis is everything I never wanted.
A ray of hope that infiltrates the darkness I’ve become accustomed to.
She wants to resuscitate me, revive the man I once was.
But how do you bring a man back to life when his heart and soul died long ago?

CASSIE:
Once upon a time, Conor Maguire held the sun in his hands.
Until, one day, all the light faded to black.
Now, he conceals himself behind a fake smile.
He doesn’t know that I’ve been there.
I’ve worn the same shoes and walked a hundred miles to find myself again.
I want to free him, be the one person who can reach him in the dark.
I see him, a man with wounds that still bleed.
If only he’d let me in, he’d see the life he has is still worth living.
“Don’t lose hope because the sun has gone down. Search for the moon, and she will guide you home.”