Page 56 of Hearts and Hidden Secrets

Sometimes, the story reaches a fork in the road.

Our hero can go one way, our fair heroine another.

What’s a storyteller to do when such a happenstance occurs?

Every now and then, in the middle of a tale, someone needs a nudge.

A wink. Maybe even a shove. After all, even when two people seem like a fit to others, they often still can’t see what’s in front of their noses. One needs to hold up a mirror for them.