When Silence Speaks
Music pulsed through the crowded hall, chatter swirling around them, but she heard only her heartbeat. He hovered just beyond personal space, shoulders rigid, gaze tracing the curve of her…
Music pulsed through the crowded hall, chatter swirling around them, but she heard only her heartbeat. He hovered just beyond personal space, shoulders rigid, gaze tracing the curve of her…
He stood on the nearly empty platform, lungs tight with unsaid confessions.Her silhouette disappeared behind the closing doors.He wanted to shout, to call her name, to tell her everything he…
They had always been best friends. He cracked a terrible joke; she laughed, head thrown back, sunlight catching her in a way that made his chest ache.Oh.He spoke her name,…
They had embraced countless times before, but this time her arms tightened as though anchoring him in place. He felt her breath warm against his neck, a tremor of hesitation…
She slipped through the door of the old community hall, rattling with chatter and the clink of glass. Laughter curled around dusty chairs as she scanned the room. A familiar…
She wandered between crowded shelves, fingertips brushing worn bindings as if seeking a memory.Then a voice slipped into the quiet. “You still read the endings first?”She halted, heart thudding as…
Steam curled from the porcelain as the woman set her cup and bag down and slid into the corner booth.“Sorry I’m late,” she said barely glancing up and stirring her…