Until I Wrote Him
Their eyes shone, cheeks flushed, as though simply standing within a few feet of me had turned their world into glitter.
“Oh my God, it’s her!” one squealed, clutching her friend’s arm hard enough to leave nail marks. “She’s even prettier in person!”
I managed a polite smile, signing the first book. “Thank you, that’s sweet.”
“Sweet?!” the girl gasped, her voice so shrill heads turned. “You’re literally the queen of words! Your sentences are like… like edible poetry. If Shakespeare and Beyoncé had a love child, it would be YOU.”