Reckless Magic

Someone created all of this, all of the beauty of the earth, all of the fragility of human life and all of the extraordinary existence of us. Choosing to believe in a god only when you are surrounded by death and destruction is to truly not know God at all.

Yes my love, because Eden, I have loved you avidly from the first moment I saw you and I will love you completely with all that I am until the day I die.

Excuse me, Ms. Matthews; you are going to be late for class if you don’t get going. Can you read the map, or are you already lost?” the stern voice of the secretary pulled me out of my stupor. “Um, no, I can read,” I said, sheepishly, still unable to take my eyes off the mysterious boy staring back. “Of course, you can read,” she said sharply, snapping my entranced head back to reality. “Now, get to class.

If I was going to be treated like a child, then I was going to act like one.

I was sure that if he didn’t have that damn accent I would have seen through him immediately. Oh, those Brits could be so charming and manipulative with their proper way of talking.

The depth of longing I felt for him didn’t seem possible for someone my age.

I decided the poor thing loved crazy people.

I wanted to be the one to take you tonight. Know that I’ll be thinking of only you. “What a bunch of bull-sh--

stop pining over the one guy that you can’t have,

I wasn’t falling for it. At least that’s what I kept telling myself.

Someone created all of this, all of the beauty of the earth, all of the fragility of human life and all of the extraordinary existence of us. Choosing to believe in God only when you are surrounded by death and destruction is to truly not know God at all.

I always imagined the walk down the tall, wooden staircase, to be somewhat magical my first date when I was a little girl. Unfortunately, I never imagined my first date to be with someone who despised me, to a dance where I was sure to make a fool of myself, by orders from a Royal Prince who likes me but has been forbidden to talk to me; but I never had much of an imagination.

Yes, my love. Because Eden, I have loved you avidly from the first moment I saw you and I will love you completely with all that I am until the day I die,

Sshhh…” she responded, entering my room with a

I could feel my tan skin, turning translucent with nerves,

felt the extra sense that came with being an