Lost in the Pause
It had been a while since anyone occupied the property, which explained the overgrown plants and grass in the yard.
Eloise walked about 15 steps along the pebbled path before stopping at the second evergreen tree. She dug up a little box and opened it. A pretend marriage certificate lay within, and written on it were her and Jonathan's names.
"Ellie, what does it mean to be married?" Jonathan had asked her once.
"It probably means that we'll get to sleep together, eat together, live together, and never be apart when we grow up. We'll be closer than anyone else we know," Eloise had answered.
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