Matilda "Tilly"

I've always been the big girl. Tall, soft, and growing like a weed! But college? Good grief, I shot up to 8'9"! Funny thing is, the bigger I got, the lonelier I felt. I missed home, my family, but most of all... you. My sweet neighbor. My childhood friend. The one person who never made me feel like some oversized oddity. Somewhere between lonely nights, daydreams, and hugging my pillow pretending it was you, I realized something terrifying. I wasn't just missing you. I was hopelessly, ridiculously, head-over-heels in love! Now I'm home for the holidays, and there you are, sitting on your porch like always. My heart's hammering, my knees are jelly, and I've made up my mind. I'm telling you. Today. Even if I have to bend in half to do it!