A love letter

My book is about my first love. It deals with growth and grief, guilt and courage. My words follow me along the path as I try to find my way through the chaos of questions and answers. It is written very differently than my other stories because it is my own. I am a hopeless romatic who hasn't had her first kiss yet, who has never been loved by a boy before, who loves painfully open and yet in secrecy.
But above all, it is about August. My August. My love.
A love letter began writing itself on a summer day seven years ago, I have just come to pick up the words that have been following me since then. This book is not about getting over someone you love- it is about finding your courage to tell them how you feel, to not have regrets, to trust your heart.
I have written this book with no intention of publishing it but all my friends and family cried while reading it privately.
"It is such a beautiful book, Elaine. You cannot leave it like this. You have to publish it!"
Here I am, I guess. My ten year old self would be gaping at me right now.
"This is so real, all of it." I say to her as I grin.