PROLOGUE
[This goes before the first chunk of filler to set the stage for the alleged magic that the reader might think is about to happen.]
She grew up shy and smart and safe, made some mistakes, shoplifted, told some lies, fell in love, drank too much, went to college, did some drugs, had surgery, got laid, played, and betrayed, prayed, had an abortion, drove drunk, lived in Paris, traveled alone, made more mistakes, graduated from law school, passed the bar exam by one point, got hurt, tried hypnosis, acupuncture, and quackery, made more mistakes, got married, moved with the military, saw her husband go to war, made friends, made enemies, had a baby, a miscarriage, another baby, a tonsillectomy, a colonoscopy, and a painful Brazilian wax, watched a helicopter fly away with her heart, blamed herself, drank a lot, took painkillers, anti-depressants, and sedatives, spent a lot of money, worked, wrote, hated, loved, lost, scattered ashes, cried, tried, made more mistakes, had another drink, kept her distance, opened up, shut down, zoned out, said too much, said too little, sang alone, ached, faked, dreamed, screamed, hoped, feared, looked in the mirror and looked away, slept and wept and kept laughing, got divorced, started over, found her soulmate, fell madly in love, got engaged, bought a house, got married, opened her heart, mothered new children, looked evil in the eye, wondered why, watched time fly, lost some friends, gained some weight, mourned a dog, road tripped, lawyered, fell asleep smiling, wrecked a car, hugged, shrugged, faced fears, shed tears, shifted gears, drank wine, gave thanks, felt old, felt young, felt cherished, dreamed again, screamed again, but woke up happy every day.