Ten Thousand Raindrops Between Us

For the school anniversary, Christian Cobb was invited back to give a speech. While he was clicking through old photos, his finger landed on a video by mistake.

There he was at eighteen, the evening wind in his hair, grinning straight into the camera as he made his confession.

"From now on, every painting I make is for you. Only you."

"I love you. Heaven and earth as my witness."

Gasps rippled across the rows below. Half the room turned to look at me, eyes full of envy.

"From high school sweethearts to married. That's too sweet!"