Macchiato.
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Last published Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Most of the stories my mother told me started with...
" Once upon a time...."
However, I know that my story is far from being a fairy tale, but I can assure you that I also have a good story to tell, my life was not full of drama or romance, quite the contrary.
But that changed when she walked into my establishment on that typical sunny afternoon. I found her intriguing and mysterious, in addition to having a surreal beauty, however, I was even more enchanted by her voice and her gentle smile, I fell in love with her story and even with her traumas and flaws, and I love her way and all her be whole. I may not have the best story in the world, it's not the most dramatic, romantic and it may not be as interesting as they expect it to be, but I'm happy to know that it is and will always be part of it from that moment on.
My name is Kirian Stanford and I'm proud to say that my true love story started like this....
" It all started with a glass of espresso Macchiato....."
The whole story has bad, good, romantic, dramatic and sad moments, but what everyone has to remember is that not all of them have a happy ending, no matter how much we want it.
" I'm looking for a moment that lasts a lifetime. " " There are pains that are impossible to ignore. "
"I hate that I can't hate you no matter how hard I try or how little you do..."
"Don't see the world as it is, see it as it could be"
"Whatever happens tomorrow, or for the rest of my life, right now I'm happy because I love you...."
Anyway, regardless of anything that's happened to me, welcome to my love story.
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