ELORA

by Beanie Harper

“You’re beautiful in every way possible. You’re kind and patient; you don’t have a mean bone in your body,” he whispered. “You made me believe that someone can be kind without malicious intent. That happiness is real and not something people made up. You taught me what life is, what it means to live,” his thumb rubbed my lower back where he held me. “You’re so beautiful,” he repeated.