The world was tinted green-gray as Kale stared out from behind the polarized lenses of his sunglasses. The leaves in the trees were rustling, vocalizing wordless songs and sharing them with him, should he care to listen. Perhaps this all would’ve been beautiful enough without her, but seeing Celia on the swing, knees up against…
Category: Romance
I Will Take Time
It has been four months since I’ve last seen her, and her absence is like a crater in my heart. At night, I lay awake staring at the ceiling and feeling phantom sensations of her fingertips running across my chest and the warmth of her breath condensing on my neck. I feel like half of…
Bridges
“Why are bridges always used as allegories?” Taylor asked. We were standing on a small bridge walkway over the pond at the park as she seemed to pull this question out of nowhere. “Well, it’s because bridges connect things, right?” “Why are you asking me, Jacob? This question is for you.” “Fine, then I stand…