Just For A Moment Novels & Stories

Just the letter. Then, he left the room quietly to drop it into the small mailbox labeled Night. His heart thudded the entire way. — At exactly 9 PM, the speaker on the wall chimed to life with a soft ding, followed by the host’s cheerful voice. "It's 9 PM already, and I bet you're all excited to check your mailboxes!" "Since it’s just the first day, and you might not know each other well yet, don’t be discouraged if your box is empty. Finding a partner takes time. So take it slow, have fun, and trust the process!"

In the brief specific way of someone who has been surprised by something good, by the sound of it, by the woman in front of him making it, by the particular instant of a man in his forties stepping on someone's foot and producing, in response, something he had been counting. It lasted a moment. Then the usual surface returned, or something near it, the composed expression, the measured quality. But the moment had happened. I had seen it. It was real in the way of things that had occurred and could not be taken back. I looked at him. He looked at me. We kept dancing.

“Just for a moment?” I badly wanted to say, ‘for eternity,’ but we both knew that this thing between us could only last for as long as the world permitted. But the fact was that our world, our reality, didn’t permit us even a moment. Still , we would selfishly steal one anyway. So I said, “Yes. Even just for a moment.” Gallahan nodded, chastely kissing me on the forehead. “As you wish, sweetheart.” And then his lips were back on mine.

Aware. Holding onto something I knew would be gone by morning. And in that quiet— In that fragile, borrowed stillness— I allowed myself one truth. Just one. That if this was all we were ever given— This single night. This single moment. This quiet, impossible closeness— Then I would remember it. Every breath. Every second. Every feeling I was not meant to have.Even if it was the very thing that would break me.

Joane shouted. “When did you arrive?” “Gosh, I’ve been here for about three minutes and been calling out your name since I enter.” Joane rolled her eyes. “I’m sorry.” “What’s been bothering you? I notice since I arrive from London you were like this.” “I don’t know either, it’s been like months had passed but I still can’t forget this one girl.” “She must be your true love. Where is she now?” “There’s only a month left before she gets married.”

riley said, a little disappointed. " yeah, ermm, i came to town for a business deal and i have a flight out this morning, a flight that i'll miss if i don't leave right now" Jesse said with a bit of embarrasment and disappointment in his voice " okay, that's alright" Riley said with a smile " yeah, and uhmm, it was really nice seeing you, it's been...forever" Jesse said " Yeah, it was nice seeing you too" Riley responded " and about last night, i didn't mean to , you know, you were in such a bad shape and you just kept talking about things and...i'm sorry if it looked like i took adavantage" Jesse said in a calmer tone

I don’t know what tomorrow will bring, but for now, I’m holding onto this moment — this little bubble of happiness before everything changes. And I know it’s coming. Soon.

The maiden’s pain all experienced before this very moment, now blessed to live a life of happiness, only happiness. The sounds of the steady beat of the clock become louder, as I stare at my reflection, they begin to slow, their pace no longer regular. Then they stop. “What is happening?” I look around and to the clock which seems stuck in this moment. A light appears below my wardrobe door and it opens. “Great Mother.” I whisper. “My primrose. The beauty of our line shines through you.” “Thank you, Great Mother.” “We are safe here for only a moment in time. I cannot freeze time indefinitely. We can only slip through the small spaces of time for so long.”

Love was as real as everything else. It's just you have to wait for the right moment. *l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l* The end.

November 16, 2020 Until the end of time Episode 12 Fransis tried to hold back his stomach ache when his wife stepped on her feet as she got more angry with the girl's anger towards him, even when he asked with great emotion, even though if he asked carefully he might answer if his heart wanted to, otherwise just ignore it.