A Long-Plotting Love

[A very short story] A sweet little romance

You are the dappled years beneath the trees in the afternoon, a blur that muddles my thoughts as I wander gracefully through the light and shadow of time. If love had a voice, Xia Ran’s world would be swept away by a tsunami. “I’ve loved you for ten years.” Xia Ran was stunned by Lin Mufeng’s confession. He was her childhood friend, and also the boy next door.