Chapter 49
*Mikayla*
*Age 8*
“Okay, sweetheart. What story would you like to read?”
“I want you to tell me a story, my own story please, Mommy,” she smiles at me. Her brown eyes softening when she sees my pleading face.
“Okay, I’ll tell you a very special story. It’s a fairytale, about kissing a Prince.”
“Yuck, Mommy! Kissing is gross.”
She laughs a little. I don’t know why, I don’t think it’s funny.
“This is about a special kiss. Are you ready?”
“Yep.” I nod.
“One day in the future Kayla, you’ll meet a handsome Prince. A Prince so handsome, he will make your heart skip.”
I giggle, so does she.
“Every Princess has one Prince to share the loves and joys of life, and do you know how that Princess knows which Prince is hers?”
“How Mommy?”
“From the kiss.”
“But how?”
“The very first kiss with your Prince will change your life. When your lips touch for the first time, the earth will feel like it stops moving, but in the same moment, the world around you spins. It’ll feel like fireworks in the night sky. Like a bright light in the darkness. You’ll feel your heart beat fast in your ears but silence will surround you. And when you pull apart and open your eyes and look at each other, and really see each other. You’ll know it in that moment, through that kiss, that you’ve just let someone own a piece of your heart, and you’ll live happily ever after.”