IMPROMPTU #64: What Has the Universe Taken From You

“The universe, I'd learned, was never, ever kidding. It would take whatever it wanted and it would never give it back.” 

- Cheryl Strayed, from Wild

Write about something the universe has taken from you (or a character). Was it a choice? An opportunity? A love? A conviction? What was given in return? 

Alternatively, maybe you want to write about something the universe has thrown at you.