Bailey copes with the loss of a handsome acquaintance, John, by writing him a series of letters. She explores a future that will never be, a present full of opportunity with John's goofy best friend, Quinn, and a past that threatens to destroy everything.
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Bailey had only known John as the handsome man from floor ten that smiled at her and said hello whenever they met in the elevator. Yet, when he suddenly passes away she finds herself mourning the relationship she never got to have with him. She begins researching John's life, learning about the man she never got to know. In doing so she meets his best friend, Quinn, who's playful nature and rugged appearance may be exactly what Bailey needs to come out of her shell. However, with her walls built high after past nightmares and her heart lost in a memory, she may never be able to see what's right in front of her.
Wattys 2021 Winner - Chicklit
Content Warning: Domestic Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Sexual Assault, Death, Miscarriage, Drug Use, Suicidal Thoughts
| 𝟭𝟲𝘅 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 · [EDITORS' CHOICE -- NOVEMBER 2020] [ONC 2020 Winner] Two strangers on separate trains, divided by uncaring glass.
A bond forms between them.
But will it hold when their trains are bound for different destinations?
Evan's heart has been bleeding since his little family was torn apart by divorce, and his nose runs with a cold. Trying to pick up the pieces of his life, he has changed cities, and he's about to change jobs. And he has run out of tissues.
A woman's blue hair catches his eye at a train station. And her smile, fortified by braces, catches his heart.
Sitting in her train, Iris revels in her future perfect. Her work is finally getting published and she has found Mr. Right. Nothing could go wrong now.
Gazing out of the window, she sees the stranger. He looks miserable and sneezes, but her hands want to tousle his bed hair.
A random encounter at a subway station. But both of them are caught in their tracks and when their trains pull apart, they don't expect to meet again.
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This is a slow-burn, peculiar romance; an expanded Open Novella Contest Entry based on Prompt #61 in the Romance section:
"After being jilted, you move to the city to hide your embarrassment, lick your wounds, and start afresh."
Cover illustrations by @EvelynHail.
"Mind the Gap" is ONLY available on Wattpad. If you are reading this anywhere else, it is a plagiarized version that may contain malware.
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