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“Lesson one: don’t get attached and you won’t get hurt.”
The cars pass by our home on their way to school, and everything lights up blue.
No matter how many people pass her, she does not move.
She stayed in bed for days, and when she emerged to face the world again, she wouldn’t face me.
And before she could think of a hundred and one good reasons why we should be careful of what the neighbors might see, I leaned in, cupped her cheek in my hand, and kissed her.
“If you had known, we still would’ve fought.
I can’t protect her from every danger, but I can give her more days to love.
His hands trail from my shoulders to my ears as he pushes a strand of hair out of the way.
But as long as you cherish the memories and make new ones along on the way, no matter where you are, you’ll always be at home.”
I wish I knew how little time we had.
In one kiss, I try to tell her everything I can’t say yet.