Write a Book in a Day 2017

“Emerald, I named the star Emerald Notorialis, after you. I know I can ramble on about stuff, but what I’ve been trying to say all along is that I love you. I know it’s not possible for us to be together but I just didn’t want you to go without you knowing how much I care about you.” She began to smile. She turned the photograph over and I thought that nothing I had said, had many any difference to what she had to do. But she took a pen out and scribbled something on the back and handed it back to me. I looked into those beautiful emerald green eyes as she leaned forward slowly. She kissed me gently on the cheek and suddenly my heart felt full. A warm, sweet feeling swept through me and I felt over the moon. Then she disappeared. And the happiness leeched out of me faster than the cold air spiralling out of my mouth into the night. I felt like I had lost everything until I turned the photograph over and saw the message.

Find me again when all this is over...

At this moment, a shooting star shot across the Milky Way and I knew exactly what to wish for.

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