Otters

Some people live their life thinking happiness is never theirs to hold. She was a dreamer with her head in the clouds, forever feeling like a background character in someone else's fairytale. From a young age she learnt that life will hit you hard in the face, leave you breathless and gasping for air. She made others shine but forgot to shine herself. She loved the ocean but was too terrified to swim because of the waves. She lived simply, thinking the more simple something is, the less pain it will bring her in life.

Empty places.

Empty people.

Empty feelings.

It was a Thursday when love arrived.

Love didn't knock on the door.

Love burst through, hitting her in the face, leaving her breathless and gasping for air.

She got drunk on his charm.

Hearts danced in her eyes.

He enraptured her soul like no other.

Hopelessly and endlessly.

And it was rather beautiful the way they reflected each other. The glow in their eyes. The smile they wore in each other's presence. She felt more and more beautiful with each stare and touch from him to her. In time she learnt that loving someone broken is more than watching the ocean from a distant, it was swimming against the tides. And she dived in without a fear. Her fears were left behind on shore. Slowly, very slowly, she was coming around to the idea of adoring the simple beauty of being adored in return. Together they buried their insecurities and walked hand in hand towards this gentle madness called love.