I read somewhere that spiders can spin silk strong enough to hold the weight of a thousand trucks. I tried to imagine those lines of silver, thinner than air, stronger than steel. Sometimes I think that a hundred webs, invisible gossamers, connect Gracie and me. They coat our bodies, tie our limbs together, link our hearts. They can stretch across cities, countries — even anger. Unbreakable. I felt them that first time I watched her play soccer. She needed to win so badly. I watched a new Gracie crack out of her cocoon that day. Grey, moth-like, she seemed covered in a dust that let her take to the air. Fly. They’re beautiful things, moths, with their dark patterned wings hooking on wind to push them forward. You have to be careful with them, though. Brush them just lightly, and they can’t fly anymore. Cath Crowley
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When she first learned to play soccer I watched her grow quickly, becoming the little girl who would be the star player for her team. The game was everything to her, she never dreamed of anything else. She was so much older than the other children on the team, and they teased her mercilessly about it. When she got sick, I knew there was nothing I could do to help her.

But, when she came back from the hospital, I saw something in her that looked like hope. The way she moved so quickly now, so sure of herself. She wanted to win, but not because it made her feel good.

No, it was because she knew that if she lost that day that would mean everything was gone.

Source: The Life And Times Of Gracie Faltrain

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