"Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough." (Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love) "I want to try, to taste, to savor the love of distinct cultures, countries, and eras." My mind was smart. Good at planning, dreaming, and hoping that the nearing summer was as perfect as it could be. Within its open boundaries, its travels, and its instability. This is the short story of a summer with a heart. Or rather, in a heart. A beating summer. The story of only three characters: I, he, and she. Obscure. I know.
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