Twenty. Twenty years it’s been since that scrawny thirteen year old and twelve year old promised they’d find a way to make their fantasy a reality…

Now it was getting more difficult. A bead of sweat dripped down Adeline’s face as she rushed to meet her deadline. It had to be printed and done in three minutes. One more tap and… done! Sent to the printer. She grabbed it while it was still hot and rushed to the desk of her supervisor, using her stapler to keep the pages together. Riley was off somewhere reading books to kids but that was the last Adeline had heard. No marriage yet or any of the places they’d wanted to travel together. No promises had been broken yet but they seemed so close to being shattered. It was a thought that crossed both of their minds too often but they had no idea how to approach it. The numbers of both remained in old notebooks with too many stickers smothered over them. It had been way too long since they’d said any words to each other. Whether over the phone or not. Neither of them were sure they believed in true love. Neither could imagine a fairytale ending. They seemed too old for that sort of thing anyways.