Once…
A smile had come easily to her…

Once…
She remembered how to laugh…

Once…
She had never seen the darkness…

Once…
She had believed in her daddy…

Once…
She had found a friend…

Once…
She had told someone her name…

Once…
She had never thought twice about riding in elevators…

Once…
She had never felt the burden of the truth…

Once…
She had been an only child…

Once…
She had known what it felt like to be loved…

Once…
She had not spent so much time at cemeteries…

Once…
She thought she had been in control…

Once…
She had known who the enemy was…

Once…
She had believed in fairytale endings…

Once…
She had cared…

Once…
She had almost kissed him.