Her blue eyes looked down into his brown ones. His brown hand grabbed her peach finger.
“So beautiful.”
They were complete opposites, but that didn’t matter to either of them. Perfect matches weren’t based on color: eyes, skin, hair. This was a perfect match.
“Welcome home,” said the foster mom.
Melanie Gabbard is a mother of four: one biological, three adopted from foster care. She won a short story competition with Writer’s Digest and wrote a short screenplay that was adapted for film.
Wow! Just beautiful :)
JT
Touching!!
So touching!
Greatness…you have a way with words!!!
Tears of joy and happiness!
Brings tears to my ears. ❤️
Love it! It’s cool how, even in just a few words, you still manage to let your reader experience a build up!
Your story fills my heart
So true!! Thanks for the good piece!
Beautiful. Made me tear up. ♥
Excellent!
Love, love, love ???
Perfection is hard to find, in relationships as well as writing – you’ve found the first and shared the latter. Well done
So much meaning behind the words! I love it
Beautiful story!
Great story!!
I love this! So beautiful!
What a beautiful story. So simple and yet so deep. I absolutely love this!
What a great story. Very touching! We need more of this!
So beautiful. Great work Melanie!
I love it!!!!
Beautiful and tender.
Paints a beautiful picture…
Lovely!
Beautiful story! I love it!!
Beautiful! You definitely connect the reader to the story with such a few words! Amazingly talented!
Beautiful!
I love this beautiful story!
Beautiful and Touching