Wait for Me

by Tia Louise

I didn’t know which way love would take me, quietly or with the roar of a freight train. I should’ve known. I should’ve realized the moment I saw him.

Heaven is finding the thing you can’t live without and being able to hold it. Hell is knowing you’ll have to let it go.

“I fell in love with you. I love you, Noel Aveline LaGrange.”

“I have to leave you tomorrow, but I’m coming back… for you—if that’s something you want.”

“I’ll wait for you.” My voice is soft, but determined just like his. I’ve decided, too. “I’ve waited for you my whole life. I’ll wait for you as long as it takes.”