his favorite words were triumph and shimmer; hers were scintillate and inevitable. they fit together in starlight and quiet mornings. they lived on boston baseball games and ice cream after dark, breakfasts on the beach and crackling bonfires while the sun set behind premature fireworks. they ran together into the waves, holding hands always, sometimes never speaking but always knowing each other’s thoughts. they were connected in raindrop races and sprints down the sandy shore, falling over sinking feet, hands still held tight, tumbling over seashells and forgotten kite strings, always laughing, smiling, singing. their love was unavoidable, it was victorious, it shone, sparkled. it was inevitable, triumphant. shimmering and scintillating. it was true.