I Closed My Eyes And She Slipped Away Novels & Stories

I inhaled her scent, closing my eyes, “... is a very long time. Anything can happen during that period.” “Please stay… away from me.” She pleaded, breathing heavily. She shuddered and shut her eyes when I slid my palm from her wrist to her arms. What was going on with me? My palms were burning and so was my body. I slowly sunk into her neck… She wrenched herself out of my embrace and walked away from me. My eyes had become heavy, as if I was drunk on a hundred bottles of wine. But as soon as she stood away from me, that haziness cleared in a snap.

My lips trembled, and I whispered, "I love you… but I’m sorry." And then— She disappeared. Like a ghost. Like a dream. Like she was never even there. And it felt like my eyes… closed forever.

IAN I closed my eyes tightly. I could hear the slight shuffle, and slowly opened my eyes to see Maya. What was she doing? Immediately she turned back to look at me, I closed my eyes. With her distinct footsteps, I opened my eyes, and found out she was moving out of the room.

Just before stepping out. Doesn’t turn around. Doesn’t look back. “Walk away,” I say quietly, “and this doesn’t end.” A pause. Long. Heavy. “I know,” she replies. Her voice shakes. Just a little. “Then don’t.” Silence. Then— a single step. Forward. Away. She crosses the threshold. And this time— she doesn’t look back. The door slams shut. Sealing me in. Alone. But this isn’t over.

My thumb brushed the inside of her palm and I watched the way her throat bobbed when she swallowed. “You can walk out now,” I whispered, my voice low and icy. “But don’t fool yourself, Taty. I’m not done with you.” Her breath hitched, and for a second, the weight of it all settled onto her shoulders I thought she might crumble. Her eyes flicked to mine. The look she had earlier was gone now, drowned out by the helplessness creeping into her facial expression. She slipped out of the closet without another word, disappearing down the hallway with her bounding sideways. I leaned back against the wall, dragging a hand down my face, the aftertaste of her still lingering on my skin.

“I know you will… but hurry. Before the herbs’ magic fades completely.” Panic surged through me. “No, no, no… I can’t lose you again. Not now, not like this!” I reached for her, trying to pull her closer for a kiss, desperate to feel her fully. She leaned in as well, just as I did. I shut my eyes hard as our lips met… or almost met, but just as our mouths touched, the world we were in faded completely. Her figure blurred out and then faded away. I felt her body slip away like water through my fingers.

she says, closing in the gap between us with a kiss but I jerk away from her and when I open my eyes I find my pillow so close to me smoldered in a drool. I shake my head trying to snap out of the haze. I can't think of the enemy. No.

“I like your eyes on me. I like all of you on me.” I gaze down at her. “I was seriously beginning to wonder if you even noticed.” “Noticed?” she says, her graze drifts upward as if thinking. “You left around, the middle of that slow song, “Take My Breath Away”. I blinked in surprise, that was the moment I left the room. “And you never returned,” she gives me an exaggerated pout. “Where’d you go?” I shrug. “It was getting to me, watching you play kissy face with Skip.”

Her words, sharp and deliberate, pierced through the fog in my mind. I felt her push against my chest again, her hands firm and unyielding. But this time, my arms fell away, empty and cold. She looked at me, her eyes glinting with resolve, or was it sorrow? She turned on her heel and walked away without another word, her figure disappearing into the shadows.

Then she slipped out, the door closing quietly behind her. I stood there a long while, staring at the closed door, a slow smile spreading across my face. But then, the door swung open again, and she rushed in, locking the door behind her. I remained standing, unable to speak, as her actions startled me. Suddenly, she lunged at me, pulling my shirt as I leaned towards her, and our lips met again.