This was Calixta's handwriting.
Eliseo's hand unconsciously brushed over the familiar handwriting, and when his fingers brushed the dried tear stains, his heart clenched so tight it ached.
The huge splotches of dried tears alone screamed just how crushed she'd been when she'd written those words.
Calixta, the girl who'd only ever dared to crush on him in secret, who'd only ever written about her dream of marrying him in her diary, had actually wished him and Isadora a happy, lifelong marriage right there on the page, saying she'd given up on ever marrying him.
"Is that from the friend you've been searching for this whole time?" Dennis sneaked up beside him out of nowhere.
Eliseo jumped, slamming the diary shut automatically.
Dennis clicked his tongue. "Cheapskate. Won't even let me l
