But the idea stayed with me.
Six months later I rented a tiny storefront two blocks from Melissa’s school.
On the back wall hung a framed photo from her graduation.
Inside a glass case beneath it was the dress that started everything.
Melissa sat on the counter, swinging her legs.
“Daddy?”
“Yeah?”
She pointed at the framed dress.
“That’s still my favorite.”
I smiled.
Standing in that little shop, I realized something important.
One small act of love had changed our entire future.
Sometimes the things we create for the people we love end up building an entirely new life for us, too.
