[22] “Pardonme, butwouldyouhappentoknowifthereisanall-nightcleaner’sintheneighborhood?”
[23] No, thisisjustasridiculous.I’mnotcarryinganylaundry, ’sgoingtobuyalinelikethat?
[24] Maybethesimpletruthwoulddo.“Goodmorning.Youarethe100% perfectgirlforme.”
[25] No, shewouldn’, , shecouldsay, Imightbethe100% perfectgirlforyou, butyou’renotthe100% , I’dprobablygotopieces.I’dneverrecoverfromtheshock.I’mthirty-two, andthat’swhatgrowingolderisallabout.
[26] , , ’, : She’swrittensomebodyaletter, maybespentthewholenightwriting, ’severhad.
[27] Itakeafewmorestridesandturn: She’slostinthecrowd.
[28] Now, ofcourse, , though, .
[29] Oh, “Onceuponatime” andended “Asadstory, don’tyouthink?”
[30] Onceuponatime, , , likealltheothers.Buttheybelievedwiththeirwholeheartsthatsomewhereintheworldtherelivedthe100% perfectboyandthe100% , .
[31] Onedaythetwocameuponeachotheronthecornerofastreet.
[32] “Thisisamazing,” hesaid.“I’, butyou’rethe100% perfectgirlforme.”
[33] “Andyou,” shesaidtohim, “arethe100% perfectboyforme, exactlyasI’’slikeadream.”
[34] Theysatonaparkbench, heldhands, .Theyhadfoundandbeenfoundbytheir100% perfectother.Whatawonderfulthingitistofindandbefoundbyyour100% ’samiracle, acosmicmiracle.
[35] Astheysatandtalked, however, atiny, tinysliverofdoubttookrootintheirhearts: Wasitreallyallrightforone’sdreamstocometruesoeasily?
