"Max... Lisa?" "Uh, Zoe, I can explain!" "Explain? Explain what exactly? Was Lisa cold so you decided to warm her up under the blanket?" That was the day I realized that inviting my boyfriend, well ex-boyfriend now, to live with me and my roommate was a mistake. I was angry, I cried, and then I just looked into my past, and my future dejectedly. But, all of that feels like a lifetime ago, like a bad dream that I woke up from. Now, sipping on a cocktail on this beautiful island beach, basking in the sun, all my worries are washed away. And in the distance, I think I see him, someone Max will never be. Someone that changed my life, and proved that it pays to fight to build the future you wish for. Come, join me in telling you how my life was turned upside-down, and how I soared to the skies like a phoenix from the ashes.