The Sentence of Loving You

She never placed her faith in coincidence.

He arrived as the life-altering things always do: unannounced, without a single promise.

What begins as an improbable friendship quietly grows into a sanctuary. Conversations that linger. Silences that speak more than words ever could. A closeness that takes root where it ought not to.

There are questions neither of them dares voice.

There are truths biding their time.

And there are bonds that feel as though they existed long before anyone ever named them.

And yet, the moment they looked at each other, they knew nothing could remain as it was.