Countdown to Sixteen

One tender girl
One dream
One love
Zero reciprocation
One pretty present
One small box
One pink ribbon
One sweet smile
One single rose
One lone card
One bittersweet smile
One disappointment
Millions of sorrows
One candle
Two candles
Five, six, and seven
Eight and nine candles
Ten and eleven
Twelve candles
Thirteen of them
Fourteen, keep going
Fifteen.
One young girl who stopped at sixteen.