While reading to her blind grandfather, 12-year-old Sophie finds an old letter hidden in a forgotten book—one he never dared to read. As she reads its heartbreaking truth, she unearths a love story lost to time.
Sophie and Grandpa Walter had a special tradition: she read to him, just as he once read to her. One afternoon, searching for a new book, Sophie discovers a faded red one. When she hands it to Walter, his fingers tremble. “It was a gift… from my first love, Margaret.”
Curious, Sophie begins reading. A letter falls from its pages.
“My dearest Walter, I never told you the truth. When I left for school, I was already losing my sight. I couldn’t let you sacrifice your future for me. I loved you too much to stay. I wonder if you hate me now. I’m sorry… Forever yours, Margaret.”
Tears slip down Grandpa’s face. “Sixty years, and I never knew.”
Determined, Sophie tracks Margaret’s last known address. Her family leads them to a care home, where an elderly woman listens to music by the window.
When Walter speaks her name, she gasps. “Walter?”
They talk for hours, hands clasped, lost in memories. As the months pass, their love rekindles.
“One magic thing,” Walter tells Sophie. “Margaret and I don’t know what we look like now. We still see each other as eighteen.”
Some love stories never truly end—they just wait for the right moment to continue.
