A thought-provoking, futuristic, romantic short story
Will people feel the emotions of loss in the future as
deeply as we do today?
How far will they be willing to go in finding the happiness
they lost?
Caleb lost his Valerie. Will he find her?
A short snippet from the book:
“How could I do this alone, Val?” Caleb reached out and
gently traced the name, Valerie Taylor,
carved into the white marble headstone, with his fingers. “We were meant to be
together until we grew old.”
As he had done every week since she passed, he sat down in
front of the gravestone. Leukemia had taken her from him, moving so much faster
than either of them could ever have imagined possible. All the plans they’d had
for what was going to come meant nothing. She was gone.
Caleb sighed to ease the heaviness in his chest and looked
up at the tree covered with flowers, close to the grave. “We had studied here
when we were young. But always loved this magnolia tree. That’s why your
parents chose this secluded spot to… Oh, Val. I miss you so much!”
More than once, over the past four years, he’d been told he
was young and there would be someone else in his life. He’d love someone, to fill
the void, but nobody understood what it was like to find a true soulmate. “I
miss you, every day, and I keep trying to push myself to keep going, but there
have been so many times when I’ve thought about just ending it all. I know I
shouldn’t. You would never forgive me if I’d throw my life away, but you were
my life, and…” He took a deep breath. “I’m sorry. I know every time I come here
it seems like I say the same thing. I want things to be different, but without
you here, there’s no happiness in my heart.”
I write speculative alternate history fiction, romantic
urban fantasy, historical suspense novels as well as fun, educational, and
bilingual books for children ages 2-14 about acceptance, friendship, family,
and moral values such as accepting people with disabilities, dealing with
bullies, and not judging others before getting to know them. I also like to encourage
children to use their imagination and daydream about fantasy worlds.
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