That last line, just sums this whole thing up beautifully.
This was such a lovely piece, really beautifully written.
This story touched me pretty deeply because I'm actually an agoraphobic, I suffer from panic attacks that prevent me from doing a lot of things I would like to be able to do and it's a constant battle against it to keep going and still managing to live life. Some days are good and you can experience things and wonder why you thought it would be so hard and others make you feel like the world is solid walls closing in on you, boxing you in and only letting you look out their sealed windows.
So I could totally see things from Jensen's side (ok, not the crash part) and I can see how far he managed to go to get where he ended up, and that, then, was the beginning of the rest of his life. I only hope I can get there some day too.
Really lovely story, and beautifully handled topic. :)
*hugs*