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Complete, First published Jan 01, 2022
A short story based on "A Poem of Regret for an Old Friend" by Meghan O'Rourke. 

After a breakup, it's difficult to figure everything out. One who's been recently involved in a breakup argues with herself - is this how it should be? Before long, her emotions take over and cloud her judgement in doing what's next...
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THE DRENCHED CONFESSION

26 parts Complete Mature

On a rainy afternoon, two friends seek shelter together, their clothes drenched from the storm. As they dry off, unspoken tension builds between them. The protagonist finds themselves drawn to the other's beauty, their heart racing with emotions they never acknowledged before. A simple moment-brushing hair, a lingering touch-leads to a kiss, then something deeper, something intimate and electric. Their bodies speak in ways words never could, lost in the warmth of each other. But when the rain stops, so does the illusion. The moment shatters when one pulls away, apologizing-revealing that, despite everything they shared, they don't see the protagonist that way. Left alone, heartbroken, the protagonist is left to wrestle with the contradiction of feeling everything just moments before, only to lose it all in the silence that follows.