Saudade: (n.) A nostalgic longing from something or someone that was loved and then lost, with the knowledge that it or they might never return; 'the love that remains.'
Chapter Ten: Rooftop// To Forget Someone
"How long does it take to forget someone?"
She sighed, still staring across at the scene in front of us. "It's something I keep asking myself. And I..."
The glint of a single tear ran down her cheek and she turned to me, eyes wide with vulnerability. Then she blinked and it was gone. I sniffed and wiped my nose on my sleeve as she turned her heavy gaze back to the sky.
The smallest hiccup escaped her lips. "I... I don't know."
"Maybe sometimes, forever."
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The Moth
Teen FictionNoel Lane is a worn-out college student, spending nights on his rooftop looking for answers in the silence and sky. When a strange girl with broken eyes and a soft smile appears one night, he's intrigued. She claims she's a "moth," drawn to other...
