How Blue Is My Sapphire

"All of us live with our past. All of us allow it to shape our future. But some of us know how to shrug the past. I think that is who I am..."

Isa, a young girl loses her father to death. Overcome with grief, she starts to see the world differently, developing a grim outlook on life. Two months later, someone unexpected comes along and helps her to find the joy and meaning of life.

Author's note: This story is actually a submission for a writing contest. It didn't make it but I felt that I had to share it. I hope you find some meaning and learn something from it as much as I did from writing it.