At thirty six,
Delilah entered elementary school. On her first day of school, she cried really hard just because she was scared of losing her best friend from kindergarten, Michael. Oh darling, didn't you think she's such a copy of me? I did exactly the same thing back then when I was seven. So I shushed her and told her it was gonna be fine, that Michael would never leave her side, nor would you, Carol, and I leave her side.

YOU ARE READING
The Hourglass.
Short StoryAt five, I met you for the first time. At eight, I fell in love with you. At twenty six, I watched you marry the girl you love the most in life. At twenty eight, you got your first child born into the world with such a happiness I could never give y...