Lanie

I was out walking Lily on Thanksgiving morning when I ran into Lanie. We walked together for a few blocks.
"I get depressed on the holidays," I confessed. "I want to jump off a cliff."
"Back when I was living in California, I climbed up on the Golden Gate Bridge. If it wasn't for that policeman grabbing my ankle, I wouldn't be here today," she said.
"Wow," I said, trying to imagine a world without Lanie. "I'm so glad he did, and Lily is glad too."