Blushing, Mona squeezed Ali’s hand and leaned her head against the muscled warmth of his
protective arm.
Breaking the silence, Mona asked, “Grandpa, do wolves also live on the other side of the
mountain?” They all laughed.
With merriment and love twinkling in his eyes, he replied, “No dear Mona, wolves live on our
side, only Nada lives on the other side of mountain.”
After so many years Mona found that book. She curled up into her most comfortable chair and
settled in to read. Hours later tears streamed down her face as she read the last line in her
cherished book… “The choices that we make will either fulfill us, or cause our hearts to wither
with regret. When faced with the choice between fortune and feelings, the greatest treasure one
will ever chase, is love.”
The End
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