So Close But Yet So Far Novels & Stories

We wrap around each other like if only we stay close enough, we might be able to put an end to this. Then, we start walking.

Hе would take me far, far аwау. I lose mу bаlаnсе іn thе dерthѕ of this іmроѕѕіblе fantasy. Sоmеhоw, I ѕtumblе into thе lіghtѕ оf a slow-moving oncoming car. I lооk аrоund fоr someone еlѕе to wаlk out to thе edge оf thе curb. Onlу Aрrіl and I are lеft оn the blосk.

and my heart would ache with a sweetness that was both beautiful and incredibly painful, a reminder of what I was missing. I would be laughing with Sophia, enjoying the moment, and a sudden, sharp realization would hit me, a clarity that was both terrifying and undeniable, I want to be close to him at this point, closer than I had ever been, not just physically, but emotionally, I wanted to bridge the distance between us, to explore the possibility of a future with him.

I took a deep breath, opened the tracker on Edith's smartwatch, and drove to the location: an amusement park. There, I stopped dead. Victor, in a casual t-shirt and jeans, held Helene close, their laughter warm and intimate. Edith was riding a carousel, grinning and posing for photos. Helene snapped pictures, then leaned in to kiss Victor's cheek. They looked like a perfect family of three, while I stood rooted, an outsider stealing glances at their happiness. This park was famous. I'd suggested bringing Edith here so many times, but she had always dismissed me. "Mom, you're an adult. Don't be so childish. This place is a waste of time."

Can’t wait to be complete again. I can't stop my lips from curving into a smile when I see that with a red ink, he has drawn another puzzle piece also with legs, and arms that are beckoning to mine. His puzzle piece also looks sad. Unlike mine, it has tears in his eyes making me feel sorry for it. Over it he wrote the caption, ‘Knowing you're so near but yet so far away makes each day harder to live. I'm sorry, babe. Please forgive me. Can't wait to be complete again.'

She took her role seriously, too seriously sometimes. I nodded absentmindedly, barely registering her words. The thought of Sage was all that consumed my mind, a constant hum beneath every other thought like white noise you couldn’t tune out. She was so close now, just miles away instead of hidden somewhere I couldn’t reach, and yet she might as well have been on another continent. So close and yet so far.

I know a thing or two about having someone like that. I live for you and you live for me. We are one, intertwined in a nest of infinite love. We are like a secret pact that not even we know what it is. We are a rare feeling, which despite being and feeling, we don't know how to explain. It's not love, it's more than that. Wow, it's so much cooler than that. I wish I could say what this really is, but I don't even know and I don't think you know either. We are two, trapped in one. We are two hearts, bitter and sweet, with different flavors that together form this beautiful combination. We are two souls, lost in an abyss, who find each other at the sound of a beautiful song. We are you and me,

Stronger. Closer. My breath caught. I turned slowly. Nothing. But it was there. Watching. Waiting. And this time… It didn’t feel distant. It felt like it had taken another step closer. Like it was no longer observing from afar But preparing. For something.

What’s locked away in that heart of yours? You feel so far away from us now. So distant, like you're slipping into a dream no one else can enter. What can I do… to reach you?’

I tried to liss her by telling her that it was just short-term training, and it seemed to work out perfectly. She returned home, and I headed back. In the other pocket of the suit, there was another sticky note, reading: “far from my eyes, but close to me! Far from me, but close to me! Far from my reach, but too close to my heart. May my love protect you from everything out there. I love you so much; I love you with Cordial Intent. Love T.” Reading that made me teary, but I managed not to cry at any cost.