A LOVE WRITEEN IN THE STARS

The night was quiet except for the soft crash of waves against the shore. Maya sat on the wooden dock, her fingers trailing over the worn pages of an old letter. The ink had faded, but the words remained as powerful as the day she had first read them.

"Maya, if fate is kind, we will meet again under the same sky where we first fell in love."

The letter was from Adrian—the boy she had met one summer when they were both young and reckless, full of dreams and longing. That summer had been magical, their love blooming like the wildflowers that lined the cliffs. But life had pulled them apart. She had to leave, and he had promises to keep.

Now, ten years later, she was back. The place hadn't changed, but she had. She wasn't the same girl who had whispered dreams into the wind. She had built a life elsewhere, far from this little town and the boy who had once owned her heart.

She sighed, folding the letter as she stood to leave. But then—

"Maya?"

Her heart stopped.

She turned slowly, and there he was. Adrian. Older, broader, his once-boyish face now sculpted with time and experience. But his eyes—those deep, knowing eyes—still held the same warmth.

"You came back," he said softly.

She swallowed, her emotions crashing over her like the waves below. "I didn't think you'd still be here."

"I told you," he said, stepping closer. "If fate was kind, we'd meet again."

She let out a shaky breath, barely believing he was real. "Adrian, I—"

But words failed her as he reached out, gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "I waited, Maya. Every summer, I came back here, hoping you'd return. I never stopped loving you."

Tears pricked her eyes. She had spent years convincing herself that their love had been a fleeting summer romance, something beautiful but temporary. But now, standing here with him under the same sky where their love had first blossomed, she realized the truth—some loves never fade.

"Say something," he whispered.

She stepped forward, her fingers trembling as they touched his. "I thought I'd moved on. I tried. But no matter where I went, I always felt like a part of me was missing. And now I know why."

His lips curved into a hopeful smile. "Because it was here?"

"Because it was with you."

The distance between them disappeared as he pulled her into his arms. The kiss they shared was years in the making, filled with longing, regret, and an unbreakable love that had survived time and distance.

Above them, the stars shimmered, as if celebrating the love that had never truly ended.

Fate had been kind, after all.