Hyperventilation...

She hung on each word...every last one of them. Even the ones she'd heard before, they sounded different somehow. Things they spoke of were good...true and rich in substance, something that had previously been sorely lacking. She embraced each conversation as if it were their last. In fear of losing a good thing...she took it all in at a rapid pace like a cloudy day on the coast of Maine, she breathed in deeply until her lungs were satisfied. Never wanting to let go of that breath. But she knew if she savored that breath for too long another one would surely pass her by. She found herself hyperventilating...in a good way.