Shatter Me

"Matty! Stop this. I'm tickling"

"Hey don't go away." He whined , "I love tickling you"

"Well I don't love being tickled." I said giggling.

"Too bad , I'm much bigger than you"

"I can run away."
"I can catch you"

"Oh yeah? Game on Sandy"

"Sandy? Really?"

I giggled slightly. "What it's cute Charlie"

"Oh , okay. If that's how you're gonna play then I can mock your names as well huh Gretchen?"

"That's mean. Take it back"

"Nah , don't want to Gretchen...Gretchen...Gretchen"

"Okay , well now I'm never gonna talk to you again meanie"

"You mocked both my names. My middle name , which by the way is Charles not Charlie. And Sanders , my last name."

"Aww are you gonna tell on me?"

"No. I'm just never gonna kiss you again"

With a smirk , I whispered "fine by me." and then started running for my life.

I smiled as I thought back to that day while the holding the photograph in my hand.

A day of smiles , mocking , happiness. and love.

So much love.

He was my prince while I was the princess. Just him and me.
Together , and in love.

There was no infidelity. There was no heartache. No malice , no jealousy.

Only kindness.

Kind words ; kind smiles.

So where did it go? Where did the love go?

Love is a promise. Love is a souvenir. Once given never forgotten. Never let it disappear.

Where did my Matty go?