CHAPTER 1: What we never say
We sat next to each other, close enough for our arms to touch, yet far enough to pretend nothing existed between us.
Everyone else was laughing,talking,living freely. but between us, there was silence. the kind that holds words too heavy to say out loud
I had known him for years.i knew his smiles,his moods,the way he avoided my eyes when the truth came close. still, i did not know how to ask the question that burned in my chest
what were we?
He shifted slightly, his hand brushing mine for a second. My heart jumped, but he pulled away immediately, as if he had not felt it too
Maybe we were both afraid. afraid of crossing the line. afraid of losing what we already had.
Somethings are louder when it left unsaid. And whatever existed between us was screaming.