Worlds

I promised to wait, as long as there was any semblance of hope, even a futile flicker of what there once was. I do not take promises lightly, sir, and I am honorable enough to keep my word. I am no longer a child, sir, no longer the girl whose hands you used to take in yours, no longer the daughter you left behind so many years ago. I have followed suit, I have grown into someone you would have been proud to have by your side. I will wait, I swear it, I will wait for as long as it takes, for as long as I live, for as long as forever.

I keep my promises.

City

She runs her hands through her hair as she tries to forget. It had been a long day.

There was a time when there could have been so much more, but for now, maybe for ever, this is all there will be.