Chapter 1

Norah

We've all broken our rules for someone.

I broke my rules for everyone.

Sometimes for the better; sometimes for the worst.

Tragedy tends to follow me everywhere. My relationships, my life, and hell, even my family, but everyone's family is at least a little fucked up anyway.

Isn't it?

The two men in my life who I've broken my rules for meant everything to me.

I saved them at all times at the expense of myself. I saved everyone at the expense of everything I know.

I saved everyone, but who was there to save me?

I let myself become wrecked, and I even apologized for it. All that mattered was that they were safe.

It's all a bit tragic, don't you think?

I saw the best in people.

They always expected the impossible from me.

I was born a leader, yet the circumstances were always set up against me.

I always laughed at the mistakes they would make,