The Hope I Found

They say you never forget your first love. I was 44 when I fell for Rowan. We'd meet at a library after school. Rowan had beautiful smile that made my heart skip. I never felt so alive. Years later, I saw Rowan at a wedding. We smiled, hugged, promised to keep in touch. We never did. But that feeling? It's still there, tucked away in a corner of my heart.