Monday, May 28, 2012

Goodnight (for 5.22.12)

“Goodnight, my little Star.”

From somewhere underneath the mound of stuffed animals, a little girl answers.

“ ‘Night, Daddy! I love you.”

“I love you to the moon and back.”

The little girls eyes grow wide. She glances out the window towards the crescent moon shining into her bedroom. The thin strip of moon is just barely visible through all of the bright city lights.

“How much is that, Daddy? It sounds like a lot.“

“It is a lot.”

“Well, I love you THIS much.” The little girl flings her arms wide and hugs her dad.

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