One Hundred Words
Anniversary
Balloons floated through the air, swaying with the rush of air as people passed. Talking and laughing intermingled as all attention was focused on the elderly couple sitting at the front of the room. Wrinkles now covered the once smooth and silky skin of the woman, and the man would be lucky to count the number of hairs on his head on two hands.
Sixty years. Nobody thought they would make it that long, including the couple. Now, they could only be separated physically by the weakness of their bodies, for the strength of their love will endure forever.
Sixty years. Nobody thought they would make it that long, including the couple. Now, they could only be separated physically by the weakness of their bodies, for the strength of their love will endure forever.