Breathtaking

I walked into the kitchen and saw her as if for the first time. Her white blond hair was pulled into contemporary chignon, the bangs swept to the side. Miniature peace symbols dangled from her ears and a little anchor shaped necklace circled her beautiful throat. Her fingers speedily tapped away at her laptop as she worked on her AP homework; her posture erect and her head turned slightly as she read her notes. This was not my little girl -- this was an elegant young woman.

She stuns me.