I don’t know what I expected.
Maybe it was Prince Charming riding his horse. Or Ryan Gosling with his black-rimmed glasses, those are nice…
But what I get is way better.
I face crumples as tears slide down my cheeks. There goes Sidney’s 4-hours of perfection. The beautiful boy in front of me is a face of concern. He steps forward and rubs his thumb along my cheek, wiping away my tears. I lean into his hand and bring my perfectly manicured hands up to hold it there.
“I thought I’d lost you forever,” I try to say through my quivering lips.
“Oh, princess… Everything else may end, but not us. What we have, Ray… We’re endless,” says AJ, his deep brown eyes full of love.
I felt more tears pour down my cheeks as he pulled me towards his chest. I hear girls all around us whisper, “That’s so sweet!” I don’t pay attention because my Disney prince is gently holding me, rocking me back and forth into our forever.
And I let go of all the pain I was holding inside of me.
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Living on Blue Time
Short StoryFrom the time we are born there is always a clock. Wherever we go there is always a way to keep track of time. When we are born, the bright blue digital timer embedded in our right wrists is beautifully blank until we are ten years old. From that da...
