Two pairs of shoes in the hallway. Two people in the bedroom. Nine months later: three pairs of shoes.

  They overuse Fire and Ice. Light and Dark, much the same. Order and Chaos are a common choice. Balance.

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  The bubble pops.

  A puff of frizzy red hair: Linda. To find true love: Linda. She spends her day off with her friend.

  Kelly: “Pfft… True love is a fallacy. It’s just something to sell Valentine cards.”

  Linda: “But it has to be real. If there is love, then true love must also exist.”

  A day ended with a kiss. Kelly finds true love.