“The gentle feeling of a caress on your cheek, the chaste kiss on your lips, and the embrace of the one you love warms you unlike anything else. It makes you feel risen from the ground itself and immortal against the world and all its troubles. You forget about the pain from the others who have broken your heart and the hurtful words spoken beforehand. You look forward to the next time you see them and loathe goodbyes. This can also be said about friends. There is not an intimate connection like a relationship, but there is one similar to that of family. You feel as though someone who was once a stranger can be your lead confidant. Someone who would stand up for you and fight for you, maybe even lay down their life for you. But jealous can affect this. It affected sweet Noelle. Someone wh
