When His Eyes Opened
She chewed on the bread and randomly tapped on the screen of her phone, all while holding back her tears.
Through the tears in her eyes, she saw a familiar face on the screen.
Her best friend back in Hightide Church, Rose, was having her eighteenth birthday party. In the photo, Rose wore a sophisticated tiara on top of her pale, long hair; dressed in a pink dress, she looked like a princess that walked out of a storybook.
Rose stood before a three-layered cake with her eyes closed as she made her wish.
Once Irene finished the bread, she wiped her tears away and looked at the photo again.
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