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My heart lurched "So do you, Moet there I will"
As I edged past each tent, the same phenomenon occurred that always did when I spotted Jessie frout, travel up the center offirestor I could do except attes, that’s how da a light jacket, but now that the sun was blazing, she had shed her layers and her colorful sleeve of tattoos was exposed When she turned to speak to a bystander, I noticed so new inked on the back of her shoulder
The skin around the tattoo looked red and tender, which gave s carried nized the outline of a very faue
My lips parted to call her nahts in working order
Right then Jessie’s head twisted in my direction and our eyeshad been aimed directly at my center
A wash of color spread across her cheeks and down her neck and I wanted to grab her and spin her inalive she ht and when she reluctantly turned to greet theraphy exhibits
My gaze was drawn to her spotlight inizedIn the center of the display were the words: The sun’s PROMISE to the s as I took all of it in There was a light and a dark theme to her project, which she created with black-and-white filrees of exposure On the "dark" side were the covered bridge photos, near my childhood home I materialized in the lower left frame in one of the shots, and it wasn’t lost on me how practically lifeless my eyes appeared
I sucked in air as I read the script positioned in the ht above a dark and oe’s tunnel It read, Let ht, I can illuminate the lonely cavern of your soul
In the ression of color, which led to the other side--the "light" end of the display It was the railroad bridge in full dazzling color, with the sun blazing and a vivid blue sky fra so damnI don’t know--full of life, happy All because of her The script on that end of the presentation read, Let ht, you can be the breath and the beacon that leads me home
I felt Jessie’s body heat, but I didn’t turn Instead I stretched ed at her arm in order to position her in front of me Then I slid my palms around her waist to draw her nearer
We stoodcreation and in that instant I was too choked up to speak The tent had cleared so it was only her and ular moment And it was perfect She was perfect
She trembled when I leaned forward and brushed my lips across the raw skin on her shoulder "When did you have this done?"