ninalulu09
Elena used to go to church only occasionally, but lately, something inside her had shifted. The weight of her life had become too heavy - her thoughts, her emotions, everything felt overwhelming. That quiet need for something more, something grounding, pulled her back to faith. And it was that silent longing that led her, one Saturday, to join a visit with her students to a remote monastery - where she met him. Father Andrej.
She hadn't meant to notice him - not in that way. But from the moment their eyes met at the monastery, something shifted inside her. There was a depth in his gaze that unsettled her, as though he saw beyond her words, beyond her smile. She tried to look away, to ignore the pull, but her heart had already responded. It trembled at the sound of his voice - deep, calm, and full of something unspoken. It stayed with her for days, echoing in her chest.
Elena didn't understand why she felt this way. She only knew that she couldn't forget him.
Andrei had felt it too - that invisible thread between them. He tried to suppress it, bury it beneath prayers and silence, but it haunted him. He remembered the way she looked at him, not with boldness, but with something even more dangerous: recognition.
They both knew this love was forbidden. And yet, it was stronger than their will to fight it. It lingered between them like a secret only their hearts could speak, a truth that neither time nor reason could silence.