Love in the city of lights

g the bustling platform for a familiar face. Her parents had promised to

e she had spent the summer with her mother. Now, she was headed to P

She had always been close to her parents, but their divorc

s familiar smile waving at her from across the platform. She

laimed, sweeping her into a

lump form in her throat. She had m

tted excitedly about their new life in Paris. Sophie listened politely,

e. The City of Lights stretched out before her, a dazzling tape

"It's even more beauti

at the corners. "I'm glad you're excit

shake the feeling that she was starting a new chapter in her

e. She started at a new international school, where she st

father, marveling at the famous landmarks li

ldn't shake the feeling of loneliness. She missed her mother,

mbled upon a charming little café. The sign above the door read "Ca

ense of relief wash over her. She took a seat at a small ta

ie felt a sense of peace settle over her. Maybe, just ma

hing and joking in French. Sophie watched them with a mixture o

noticed one boy in particular. He was tall and l

s attention – a sense of quiet confidence, perhap

the boy, she felt a flutter in her che

uld cross again soon – in unexpected w