Wedding Dress
Like this ailing black hole in her heart, Elsa was missing something important. She yearned for what she had lost and despite all the cries and all the prayers, no one knew how to get back the thing she most wanted.
She closed her eyes and drew her palm to her chest, feeling the rapid heartbeat that could not quite settle down. Her hands then glided over the smooth texture of the white fabric that was intricately woven around her bodice and bloomed out at the waist.
"Who is it?" Elsa said when she heard someone knocking on the door.
"It's Jack. Can I come in?" A warm smile found its way on her face as she told him to come in.
"How do I look?" Elsa slowly turned in her dress and Jack could not have been more astonished by her beauty.
"Beautiful like always." He said as his hands came to cup her face.
He gazed at her lovingly while her glossy blue eyes couldn't keep still. Her hands reached out and Jack guided them to his face. She felt his face and another smile found its way on her lips. But, that small ache Elsa felt a while ago soon reappeared, replacing her smile with a slight frown.
"What's wrong?" Jack asked.
She smiled bitterly and said, "I would have loved to seen myself in my wedding dress…"