Excellent This is about love, lost, new love, and lost again. Empty Heart by Lakeshia Richardson Flash Fiction contest entry

Our story begins as a love story. Just two kids trying to find their way. My heart I gave to you freely because you were everything to me. However, you were not ready for the life that I had always dreamed of, my fairy tale. Instead, you needed to free yourself from the restrictions that the parental unit placed on you. I did not understand at the time because my heart was broken, and I thought there was no repair in sight. My mind told me I needed closure, but what resulted was a second chance. The betrayal this time was more intense than the heartbreak. Now as real adults, we share something that is beautiful and unbreakable. We share a friendship, a true friendship people only dream of. We love each other deeply in the most beautiful way. Then you found love again, leaving me alone, lost, and empty. Author Notes This piece is about young love that resulted in broken hearts. However, over time a beautiful friendship emerged from the wreckage. Then it is tested again when someone falls in love leaving the other behind.

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