This piece wouldn’t exist without the people who stood by me and guided me throughout this journey.

Thank You…

For letting me weep endlessly, moan and groan, and go through all of the labor pains of writing this:

Jillian Osborne, Liz Kent, Cristiano Benfenati, Anna Burke, Chad Patterson, Sky Webb, Brandon Urrutia, and Erin Proctor

For the amazing energy on the night we shared these stories:

Levenka Andrea, Lucrezia Pfifer, Theo Ambrosini, Tiffany Yeung, Natalie Haven, Jillian Osborne, and Caro Karlsen

For your patience, love, and infinite coolness:

Kaiden Dabrowski. Tanquam alter idem.

For the advice, guidance, kindness, and mentorship

Nicole Palomba, Robin Sneller, Laura Game

For raising me to be unafraid to make this work:

Marbel Contreras, Martha Pilar Garcia, Teresa Mendoza, and Mayelin Mendoza

P.S Maggie Stiefvater give me 10 more years to age into Maura Sargent and we'll adapt it into a screenplay.