One day, you're going to learn something that can't be explained with science. And when that happens, your life's going to change in ways you can't i… - Nicholas Sparks

In our time together, you claimed a special place in my heart, one I'll carry with me forever and that no one can ever replace.

And I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered. But most of all, I learned that life is about sitting on benches next to ancient creeks with my hand on her knee and sometimes, on good days, for falling in love.

And when I came in with tears in my eyes, you always knew whether I needed you to hold me or just let me be. I don't know how you knew, but you did, and you made it easier for me.