Chapter 112: One

  "Everything looks tiny from up here," I spoke after staring out for a while. Oliver was now seated behind me with his arms around my waist as we stared down from the height.

  "Everything is really smaller than we make it out to be, except faith and love." He responded.

  I glanced at him, my eyes full of amusement. "Faith, that's new. Is that a newly found focus?"

  He smiled and tightened his arms around me. "Not new; I always knew this. Life is fleeting and unpredictable, and it is smaller than most people would like to believe. Love and faith, however, aren't. They persist even after our departure. The greatest is love."

  "When did you get so smart?" I asked, leaning in to place my head on his chest.

  He kissed my hair and said, "I don't know."

  "I want to stay here," I blurted out before I could stop it. "It feels quiet, peaceful, and whole. It doesn't make sense, but it does to me. That feels selfish, though."