From creative writing prompts -- they provided the first line

She touched the little box in her pocket and smiled. She couldn’t wait to see his face when he opened the box. After days and days of searching, combing through every store, wandering in and out of thrift stores, she finally found the perfect gift.

It was a small fairy pin, a little boy fairy sitting on a leaf, dangling his feet and grinning. It reminded her so much of him, the way that a grin could light his face at any moment. She often thought of him as a life size peter pan, impish grin, ready to take off on a new adventure at a moment’s notice.

He wasn’t afraid of life, of just trying something new, and not caring whether or not he failed. He just had to try it.

She so wanted to be like that. She wanted to feel brave and creative. She wanted to open the door inside that she kept tightly locked at all times because she was afraid that if she opened herself up, she would never be the same.