Jessica Lawrence Quinn

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(Illustration by my amazing, kind, brilliant, and multi-talented friend jessicahlawrence) 

Relationships start with the small things now that I think about it….  

My girlfriend had only eaten twice in the last four days. I didn’t really care before, but she’s my girlfriend now and so I’m worried about her. No one else knows she’s not eating because she can’t hold down food. I’m the only one here keeping an eye on her. So I begged her to eat. Just a few bites. Maybe some cottage cheese. Three spoonfuls, okay? Just try?

And she ate. And then she ate a fourth spoonful just to make me happy. And we cried. 

And weirdly, I guess that’s where some relationships start… with something as simple and nourishing as cottage cheese and love.