Vaclav and Lena are five year old when they meet in the Russian immigrant community in Brooklyn. Worlds apart, friendship blossoms between the two until they are ten and inseparable.
Vaclav dreams of becoming a famous magician one day, with his faithful assistant, lovely Lena, by his side. Lena is afraid to dream. Parentless, she clings to the comfort of Vaclav and his family while trying to escape a barely-there aunt.
But one day things change and Vaclav and Lena are forced apart, without even having the chance to say goodbye. Years later they meet again, not even daring to hope that things can go back to the way they were. Continue reading →
Seventeen-year old Mia has the perfect life. She has a warm and loving family, a great best friend, a super cool musician boyfriend, and maybe even a chance to get into Julliard music school. She thinks nothing can go wrong.
So I went to the mall today and rather accidentally went on a mini-shopping spree. It was totally accidental. I walked into H&M, as I am wont to do on every trip to the mall, just to see what was in, as is my custom. And then I fell in love with a bag. After I paid and was walking out, I saw a cute cropped shirt (this often happens to me). And then, after I had bought the shirt, I took a quick walk through the accessories and found this gorgeous Victorian type ring and this pink chunky bracelet.