Guarded Heart

If this had happened before, the spoiled little princess with a temper to match would never have put up with such hardship.

She would've thrown a tantrum, smashed things, and taken it out on everyone around her.

But the moment she saw Clara, her big eyes, dulled from waiting, suddenly lit up with a thousand stars. Every bit of discomfort vanished in an instant.

Like a sun-warmed, squishy cupcake,