Between Love and the Abyss
READING AGE 16+
I think I'm getting attached... I shouldn't, though. I already know what he wants, what he expects from life, and he makes it so clear to me. I pretend to understand, I smile, but inside, my heart tightens a little more each time. Why not me? Don’t I also deserve this fragile happiness that I can only brush against?
I wish I could find comfort in his gestures, in his words, but every time I think I'm getting closer to him, he pushes me away, without even realizing it, sending me back to where I don’t really exist.
He has other priorities, dreams that don’t include me. Is he blind? Doesn’t he see that I could be the one he’s looking for, the one he needs? I want to scream at him: ‘Don’t let me go, hold onto me!’ I promise to become the one who can fill your silences, the one who can soothe your doubts.
There’s only one thing I wish I could tell you someday: two words, seven letters...
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Jordan lowered his eyes, thoughtful. “Mia, I don’t want to give you false hope. I care about you a lot, but my life is complicated right now. I have goals to reach, priorities…”
Mia felt her heart tighten even more. It was always the same story. She was once again the one who wanted to believe in a future the other person couldn’t e……
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