UNREQUITED

"Mama told me to start a journal today. A journal? That will be what I leave you. When you are old enough to read this, our story, I will be gone. For now, let me fill this with the love I feel for you, little one".

Every fairy tale has a beginning, so I will start there. The day I met my prince charming.

For Dakota the realization struck like a brick wall. Her perfect little story had many holes. She was not expected to live to see her child grow, she chose to continue her pregnancy instead of chemo. She chose the evidence of her love. A love long lost. A tragedy she still has not come to terms with.

This is her legacy, that she leaves to her unborn child. The story of her unrequited love and the precious gem that was found amongst the rubble.