L.A. Affairs: I was heartsick and adrift. A $2,000 ‘fix’ jolted me into gratitude

Now in the distance, the Ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier pulsed a hot-pink heart made of lights. I looked at my phone. Jason, this guy I knew from home, had messaged me on social media. “How are you doing?” he asked. He had just moved to the West ...