Asymptotes, which can get closer and closer but can never be together.
Flight PR0126, Manila to New York, is inching its way toward the runway.
In the sixth row, a young man is smiling at the illustrated itinerary his girlfriend emailed him. They were friends for years before they started dating. The chemistry was there but the timing was never right. Then a year ago, he took a chance and asked her out. She said yes and now he can't imagine life without her.
As the plane takes off, he leans back and closes his eyes. In nineteen hours, she'll be in his arms.
He never makes it to New York.
