I couldn’t tell you why it caught my eye or what drew me to it, but somehow, I knew that this one portrait was something I should claim. Like the one puppy you lock eyes with, cementing the desire to be together, the shape and the colors of the picture resonated within me.
“Have you heard back from the artist on this one yet?”
My voice was pitched to sound detached, but I knew I couldn’t entirely hide the hope for a negative answer.