The Space Between Us
Chisom never believed that the person who could turn her entire world upside down would be the same person she couldn't stand at first.
Great was arrogant, frustrating, and impossible to understand. Yet somehow, the more time they spent together, the harder it became to deny the attraction between them.
What begins as constant arguments slowly turns into friendship, and friendship becomes a love neither of them is prepared for.
But Great is hiding something.
A secret from his past threatens to destroy the trust they've built, and when Chisom finally discovers the truth, everything she thought she knew about him begins to crumble.
Separated by betrayal, pride, and words left unsaid, they are forced to live without each other.
But distance doesn't always make love disappear.
Sometimes, it only makes the space between two people harder to ignore.
When fate brings them together again, Chisom must decide whether the love they shared is worth fighting for—or whether some distances are meant to remain.
Because loving someone is easy.
Bridging the space between you is the real challenge.
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Chapter: Chapter 6: The Man Who Knew Daniel"Run."For a moment, I couldn't move.Great's fingers tightened around my wrist, and for the first time since I'd known him, I saw something in his eyes that frightened me more than the stranger standing beside the black car.Fear.Not the kind people felt when they heard a strange noise in the middle of the night. This was different. Deeper. Older.It was the kind of fear that came from recognizing a ghost you had spent years trying to bury."Great?" My voice barely escaped my throat. "What's happening?"He didn't answer.The stranger lifted the photograph again, his gaze moving from the picture to Great.Then he smiled.It wasn't a friendly smile.It was the smile of someone who had finally found what he had been searching for."Running away again, Great?" the man called.Great went completely still.My stomach twisted.Again?Before I could ask what that meant, Great pulled me toward the narrow path beside the campus library."Don't look back," he ordered.Naturally, I looked back.
Last Updated: 2026-10-13
Chapter: Chapter 5 — The WarningI didn't sleep.Not really.I spent most of the night staring at my ceiling, replaying the phone call in my head.Stay away from Great.The voice had been deep.Calm.Too calm.There had been no anger in it. No hesitation. Whoever had called me hadn't sounded like someone trying to scare me for fun.They had sounded like someone who knew exactly what they were talking about.I turned onto my side and pulled the blanket closer.Maybe it was a prank.Maybe someone was jealous of Great.Maybe Vanessa was behind it.That thought made me sit up.Vanessa.She was the first person who had warned me about Great.You don't know what kind of person he is.And now someone else was telling me the exact same thing.Coincidence?I didn't believe in coincidences anymore.My phone lay beside me on the bed.I stared at it.Part of me wanted to call Great.The other part reminded me that he had already given me more questions than answers.So I didn't.Instead, I closed my eyes.My phone vibrated.I ju
Last Updated: 2026-08-25
Chapter: Chapter Four: The Truth He Wouldn't TellI barely slept that night.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the picture Great had sent me.Him and Vanessa.Standing close.Too close.Then her words came back.You don't know what kind of person he is.I turned over in bed and pulled my blanket over my head.Why did I even care?Great wasn't my boyfriend.He wasn't even my friend.At least, that's what I had told myself.But somewhere along the line, he had become more than just the irritating guy who stole my seat.He was the person I looked for whenever I entered a room.The person whose messages I secretly waited for.The person who could make me laugh when I was determined not to.And that realization annoyed me more than anything Vanessa had said.My phone lit up.Great: Are you awake?I stared at the message.I didn't reply.Another one c
Last Updated: 2026-08-17
Chapter: Chapter Three: The RumorThe next morning, I arrived on campus determined to prove something to myself.Great Williams did not affect me.Not his stupid smile.Not his irritating confidence.Not the way he'd looked at me under that umbrella yesterday.Nothing.I walked into the lecture hall, dropped my bag onto my usual seat, and opened my notebook.Two minutes later, someone sat beside me.I didn't look."Good morning."I recognized the voice immediately."Morning."Great leaned closer."You sound disappointed.""I'm not.""You didn't even look at me.""I don't need to look at you to know you're here."He chuckled."Interesting."I finally turned toward him."Where's my notebook?"He placed it on the desk between us."Good morning to you too."I grabbed it."Thank you.""You could at least smile.""I am smiling.""That's not a smile.""Then stop looking at my face."He laughed.I tried not to smile.I failed.He noticed.Of course he did."There it is."I immediately looked away."Don't flatter yourself."Be
Last Updated: 2026-08-17
Chapter: Chapter Two: An Unwanted PartnerI regretted agreeing to the group assignment the moment I stepped into the library.Not because of the assignment.Because of Great.He was already there.Of course he was.He sat at one of the tables near the window, his laptop open in front of him. He looked completely relaxed, like he hadn't spent the entire morning irritating me.Ada waved when she saw me."Chisom! Over here."I walked toward them and dropped my bag onto the chair.Great looked up."You're late."I checked my phone."I'm two minutes late.""Still late."I stared at him."You've been waiting for two minutes and you've already started complaining?""Exactly."I pulled out my chair."Then next time, start without me.""I would have, but we're missing something.""What?"He pushed a sheet of paper toward me."Our research topic."I picked it up.I read the topic once.Then again."You chose this?"Great nodded."You don't like it?""I hate it."Ada laughed.Michael looked between us."You two are going to kill each ot
Last Updated: 2026-08-17
Chapter: Chapter One:THE BOY IN MY SEATThe first thing I learned about Great was that he had absolutely no respect for other people's property. The second thing I learned was that he looked annoyingly good while doing it. I stood at the entrance of Lecture Hall B, staring at the stranger occupying my seat. My seat. The seat I'd been sitting in since the beginning of the semester. The seat I'd chosen because it was close enough to the lecturer for me to hear everything, but far enough from the front that I wouldn't be volunteered for every question. And now some guy was sitting there like he had paid rent. I tightened my grip around my notebook. "Excuse me." He didn't move. I cleared my throat. "Excuse me." Nothing. He was staring down at his phone, one earbud hanging loosely from his ear, completely oblivious to the fact that I was standing directly in front of him. I tapped the edge of his desk. He finally looked up. And for one stupid second, I forgot what I wanted to say. He had the kind of face that wo
Last Updated: 2026-08-17
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