Owning Your Choices

Deciding between two paths often isn’t about finding the perfect answer. It’s about choosing one fully and letting life meet you there.

The library is nearly silent, the way it always is this time of year. Light from the tall windows pours across the wooden tables, leaving bright squares on the floor. A fan hums overhead, steady and low. Somewhere near the back, a chair scrapes against the tile, then stillness returns.

She sits at the corner table closest to the wall, surrounded by a sta…