Queens of Geek

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: TAYLOR

QueenOfFirestone:

I'm wired with this need to always know what to expect.

Sometimes, this need serves me well.

Other times, it makes things harder.

A week ago, I thought this needed to be fixed.

I thought I needed to be fixed.

But now I see differently.

I don't need to be fixed.

Because I am not broken.

Many unexpected things happened to me at SupaCon.

I laughed. I cried. I fell in love.

My worst fears came true.

But so did my wildest dreams.

And I realised that finding the unexpected isn't always bad.

Especially when it comes to what I expect from myself.

Before SupaCon, I thought I was just...

Afraid.

Weird.

Awkward.

And I was right.

I am all of these things.

And that's okay.

I am all of these things.

But I am also...

Brave.

Heroic.

Royal.

I'm not saying I'll never be afraid again.

Or that I'll never have bad days.

Days when anxiety will knock me down.

But I know I'll always get back up.

As long as I have my family, my friends and my fandom...

I know I'll be fine.

No matter how messy life gets.

Because I have a league of superheroes by my side.

Some I've known for years.

Others I've just met.

Even more who I'll never meet.

I'm surrounded by superheroes.

And that means I must be one too.

And everyone knows that,

No matter what darkness they face,

Heroes are destined to win.

THE END.

Thank you so much for reading!

The expanded and edited version of QUEENS OF GEEK comes out March 14th 2017.