Nora and David met in a library.
They were both studying because neither could afford university tuition.
They shared books.
They shared meals.
Eventually, they shared dreams.
But David had to leave school to support his younger brothers.
Nora continued studying.
They lost contact.
Twenty years later, Nora became a professor.
One afternoon, she found an old library card inside a book.
David’s name was written on it.
She searched for him.
He was working as a bookstore owner.
They met again.
David laughed.
“You became everything you dreamed of.”
Nora smiled.
“Not everything.”
She pointed at the empty chair beside her.
“I was missing someone.”
David understood.
They began again.
This time, they promised not to let poverty decide their future.
