she still does, actually. but back then her life was full of laughs - every kind.
small chuckles to herself in the back of the classroom
big belly laughs with her friends during lunch
silent-can't breathe-otter noises-snorts-tears rolling down her face in the middle of the night at a sleepover
laughs
she resisted the laughs for a while, because who likes to laugh during a time that's supposed to be serious? it's no easy thing to pick a college and a major and a future.
so why not change plans 4, 5, or 7 times?
because at 17, how was she supposed to know what she wanted out of life?
so she took the stress in stride,
and did what anyone else would do -
because life was good and friends were nice and family was fun and school was easy
so everything else beyond that wasn't important
right here and right now was happening
and right here and right now someone told a joke and it was funny
so she laughed
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