The Singing Gardenia of Midsummer

I like listening to the ticking of a clock.

Tick-tock, tick-tock. It makes me feel at ease, as if there will always be somewhere in the world, or some place in my heart, that reminds me I exist. And someday, I’ll understand why I’m here.

Then, on that lively yet quiet day, I met you, the one who brought sunshine into my life and made my heart race.