With that simple confession, something was reconnected within my brain. Something that I had long since forced myself to stop feeling was slowly creeping back in. My hope for us was being restored. It is nothing drastic, but it is significant. This small hope has begun to bloom, and that terrifies me. I want to hide myself away and not allow this feeling to come back. I crave it so intensely, but I am afraid of it. I am scared. I don't know what to think or what to do; so, I will not think about it and I will do nothing with these longings. I will merely let them simmer within me until they either burn out or burst into sky licking flames.