Minutes before saying ‘I do,’ I locked myself in the bathroom to calm my nerves. Then, the door opened and I heard a voice that shattered my world: it was Jerry, my fiancé, confessing the cruelest truth.

followed were a blur of excitement and nervous anticipation. Sofia threw herself into her new role, applying all the skills she had learned over the years and discovering new ones along the way. The work was challenging, but it filled her with a sense of purpose she hadn’t felt in a long time.

She met new people, made new connections, and even found continue reading …