Destiny

On March 1, 1964, at the Centerville High School senior prom, two young lovers that had been inseparable for years took a beach blanket to a secluded sandy area of the New Jersey shore to consummate their love of each other. As the kisses became more passionate and Danny started to undress Maddy, they realized what they were about to do was wrong. Both agreed they were only sixteen and did not have a full understanding of love. They decided to put off their actions for another time and place. They would be going to college three thousand miles apart and would have very little control of their destiny. They each made a solemn pledge to stay in touch and get together when their futures were secure enough to finish what they started. They had no idea how long it would be before they could finish the pledge, or if it would happen at all. Maddy and Danny made the distant relationship succeed the first five years despite the roadblock's life put in their paths. As things were finally favoring their reunion and Maddy was supposed to start the second year of her fellowship in France, she completely disappeared. The only information available was she had asked for her second-year money back and directions to Reims. Danny Accardo searched for her all through France over the years to find her. Would he ever find his lost love? Is this preordained to be a love story or a tragedy?

-- Dan Semenza