Calculated Kindness

My mother had her first crush when she was fourteen years of age.

****Dear Secret Holder,

Clark has to be the sweetest creature to exist. He is simply marvellous to look at. He has big brown eyes and long ears that remind me of the elves in Tiberius’s silly books. His nose is rather small for his face and his blond hair is longer than most girls. Beatrice told me that I had a crush on Clark and