Peripheral can mean a lot of things—but at its core, it means away from center. Sometimes fear makes us lose sight of what truly matters. This story is about regret, the things we realize a little too late, and how “getting by” isn’t the same as living. Sometimes, we think we’re protecting the people we love by avoiding our problems, but in truth, that fear can twist us in ways we don’t even understand. And sometimes, the things we ignore are what destroy us first. The world tells us that ignorance is bliss—that what we don’t know won’t hurt us. But that’s never true.

Not until it’s too late.