Snapple Apple 450 Week 61: Love Is Eternal

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Title: Love Is Eternal

“Can you believe it, Chaya?” Tuvia chuckled as his wife fixed his tie for him.
Her crinkly eyes glowed as she smiled. “Yes, I can. I feel every passing year in these old bones,” she laughed.

He kissed her fingers once she finished. “You’re not old.”

Chaya playfully smacked his arm. “Oh hush. Don’t even try to lie to me.” She left the room to get her things together.

Today was Tuvia and Chaya’s 65th Anniversary. Their children planned a huge party right on the beach for them and all their family. Tuvia grabbed his hat and tucked his handkerchief into his coat pocket. He stopped in front of the vanity mirror to make sure he looked presentable. He saw the old yellowed picture taped the side of it where it had stayed over the years. It was a wedding picture from 1946, after the war. They left the concentration camps and moved to America, the land of promises. Sixty-five years later, they were living in California, the parents of nine children, and the grandparents of twenty-one. It was a large family, but they didn’t want it any other way.

Chaya walked back into the room and touched his shoulder when she saw what he was looking at. “We’re going to be late, Tuvia.”

He looked down at her and smiled. “Do you remember when we met?”

Chaya nodded. “On the boat to New York.”

Tuvia patted her arm and chuckled. “You’re still the beautiful girl I married in New York, Chaya. I loved you the moment I saw your hair blowing in the salty wind, and I made a vow I would get to know you before we reached American soil.”

Chaya smiled, eyes glittering. “I love you, Tuvia. Sixty-five years ago I made a vow I would
love you forever.”

He kissed her lips briefly. “I’m still holding you to that.”