Page 58 of Intoxicating Pursuit

Reconstruction

A tom by atom, molecule by molecule, in time, the body rebuilds itself.

Fluids regenerate. Rough edges and gaps in bone and tissue are repaired.

Bridges are built, cell by cell, until a seamless patchwork of skeleton, muscle, and sinew is intact again.

Once doctors have worked their magic, the rest is a thoughtless, microscopic effort that demands little more than time and rest.

A few weeks after our ordeal, the process was well underway.

Amidst that restorative time, punctuated by media curiosity, long intimate nights, and the start of Meghan’s senior year, the heat of summer finally broke. The first refreshing hints of autumn whispered into Chestnut Hill, and the promise of something new began.