It’s writing contained within only a paragraph or page, writing that grasps a moment in time and tells you everything, and nothing.
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•Story One•
“Are you okay?” His voice sounded breathless, like he’d just finished running, or like he was nervous. I looked into those eyes, and he looked away. Strange. He’d never had any issue with his confidence before. For a moment I forgot how much I wanted to cry.
“Are you okay?”
He took two deep breaths before nodding hastily.
“I thought you were crying..?” he said, slowly, after a moment.
“No. I wasn’t. But I wanted to.”
Had I really just said that? It was against the rules to show weakness.
But the look on his face was not triumphant. He did not seem pleased or amused at my slip. Yet he seemed...glad somehow. Joy and sorrow mixed in his eyes. I wanted to know what he was thinking more than anything.
“What are you thinking?” My eyes widened as I realized that I had again voiced what I had no intention of saying. For a moment his face registered bewilderment. Then, in almost a whisper-
“I was thinking that I just want you to be okay.”
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