My Mother's Gift

They say you never forget your first love. I was 34 when I fell for Finley. We'd meet at a library after school. Finley had warm voice that made my heart skip. I never felt so alive. Years later, I saw Finley at a reunion. 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.