Fragile Longing

by Cora Reilly

It had been an innocent infatuation of a young girl, fantasizing how things would be if he were mine. My knight-in-shining armor, my Disney prince.

No two snowflakes are identical in shape; every single one of them is unique—magnificent, icy perfection.

I’d loved him innocently, wholly, desperately with my stupid naïve heart.

Love doesn’t work from a distance. You can only love whom you know. Love means work and dedication, but most of all, time.”