I find solace in your existence.

The relationship you should care for the most is the one with yourself.

We must learn to be with ourselves beforewe can be with anyone else.

Love the person I am and the person I will be because I don’t intend to stay the same.

Every time the heart breaks it is shaping into the heart it’s going to become. It’s up to you if it is going to be art or just a stone, sculptor.

The smell of bacon sizzling and the sound ofeggs hitting hot pans were drowned out by thesonorous diner conversations happening all over therestaurant. Some were laughing at their own jokes inone of the center tables. A couple wordlessly brokeup, using the diner napkins to dry their tears, sittingin one of the red with white upside down triangledetailed booths. There were also some teenagersarguing about the pronunciation of gif on the countertable, sitting on the red high chairs.

James turned the kitchen radio to a classic rock station as he started making the burger. Bon Jovi’s Livin’ On A Prayer played throughout the restaurant. “It’s our song, Vanessa!” Elijah exclaimed as he and Vanessa sang along to the chorus. When the song came to an end, a few of the customers clapped, zapping them out of the Bon Jovi daze. Vanessa took a bow, embracing the attention. Elijah shyly got back to work and brought a customer their meal.

Elijah greeted the new family of customers, “Hello.Welcome to Dean’s Diner!” he said with a classiccustomer service smile. Sometimes he thought herepeated that phrase more than his own name.

The world around him began to change. Voicesbecame inaudible and his gaze was stuck on the manon the ground. Elijah was taken out of that state byVanessa’s voice.