Borrowed Second Chances

Vic has always wanted someone to love her with the same devotion she gives, yet midlife finds her alone, unsure of what comes next, and estranged from her adult son.

She returns home to care for her unwell, endlessly critical mother, hoping for quiet space to regroup and decide on a future.

Old injuries and the same family patterns meet her instead, and she slides back into habits that only make her life harder.

Caught stealing from the quirky Second Chance Shop, she is left humiliated and forced to admit that she is the recurring problem in her own relationships.

Healing those hurts and choosing a different story about who she is could still bring real friendship, a repaired bond with her son, and the lasting romantic love she had stopped expecting.

First she has to accept that the love she has spent her life chasing has to begin with how she treats herself.