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Mathilde Langevin
L O C AT I O N
Montreal, Canada
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Justine St-John
Learning to See Adversity as a Teacher AUTHOR: ADRIAN DREW
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eath is a peculiar phenomenon. Many of us accept it as a fact of life, but we never really expect it. We see it happen in movies and hear of it in the news, always occurring in other peoples’ universes, naively assuming that it’ll never happen to us or those we love. Or at least, not anytime soon. That’s how I used to think a couple of years ago, anyway. Charlotte and I had been together for six and a half years at the time. She became my girlfriend when I was just thirteen, back before I was far too young to understand lofty concepts like love and loss. People have little faith in those childhood relationships, and rightly so. Most end quickly — short-lived romances that burn brightly but fleetingly, like a light switch flickering on and then off again. Often, thirteen-year-olds are too immature to withstand the pressures of a serious relationship. I’m sure we weren’t any different, but somehow, it worked. And it didn’t just work, it blossomed. No relationship is perfect, granted. But ours was close. Those six-and-ahalf years were magical — filled with laughter, passion and memories I’ll hold close to my heart for as long as I live.
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