She was torn between two lovers.

One gave her a pink silk negligee and said if she wore it every night, he’d know she was his.

The other gave her his softest old shirt and said if she wore it she’d know he was hers.

She chose the right one.

Marilyn McFarlane is a travel writer and the author of Sacred Stories: Wisdom From World Religions. She also writes poetry, memoir and fiction. She lives in Oregon, where there is a lot of scope for the imagination.