A Promise to Remember
I had no dreams of climbing ladders or becoming someone important—just a desire for a quiet, content life.
I'd followed Ted to Eldonfield because he was building his career here.
I had been convinced that if I stayed by his side long enough, he'd eventually see me. But love, it turned out, couldn't be forced through sheer persistence.
On my way to the hotel, a curbside bookstore was blasting lyrics that struck a chord.
"I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you. They try to pull me away, but they don't know the truth. My heart's crippled by the vein, and I can't stop crying..."