Tonic
Tonic
Aya
I fell in love in less than one second. I looked it up, years later, to see if that really could have happened. The answer is yes. In five-tenths of a second, dopamine and oxytocin swelled and flowed from my brain, and I felt love pour through all my cells.
It was a rush I wanted to hit over and over again.
But I didn’t get that chance.
I was five years old. On vacation. And as he walked away, I was sure I’d never again see the blond boy I’d given both my heart and the most perfect seashell.