It was a cool autumn day, a day to    36  . That was the day young women everywhere wa

It was a cool autumn day, a day to    36  . That was the day young women everywhere wait their whole lives for, and I knew in my heart I would   37   those moments forever.

Before me stood a young man with whom I had   38   my secrets and delighted moments. I had whispered promises in his ear and did my best to   39   them. I had never trusted anyone with the   40   to my heart until he entered my life. Now I knew the only safe place for this key to remain was with him.

This was a first for   41   of us. We gazed nervously in each other’s   42  , waiting for the other to make the first   43  . I was unsure if we were ready for this. We stood there in   44 .

Echoes from the past rang   45   in my mind. The laughter and tears we had shared will forever be   46   in a special place in my heart. My emotions were so weak at that   47  . Part of me wanted to run and hide, and   48   said, “Go ahead. It’s time.”

Then just   49   he were reading my mind, he gently grasped my hand,   50   all my doubt. With his   51   voice, he whispered, “It’s time.”

I   52   my arms around him and kissed the tip of his nose, then I whispered softly in his ear, “I love you.” Then it happened －the   53   we both had been waiting for.

I’ll never forget that day or the silly grin on his face afterward. Tears streamed   54   my face as he crossed the street to step onto the yellow school bus. Then he   55   me and said, “Bye, Mommy. I love you.”

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