The Distance Between Us

Thami has spent years hiding behind his walls. In high school, he was distant, withdrawn-content to keep to himself, even when it came to Naledi. He never let his guard down around her, or anyone, for that matter. Yet, despite his best efforts to forget, there's something about her that has always lingered in the back of his mind. It's not the kind of memory that fades with time; it's a quiet ache, a feeling he's never been able to shake.

Years later, they find themselves thrown together in the same professional world, and Thami realizes that what he thought was buried has resurfaced. Naledi doesn't remember him, but for Thami, it's as if the past has come rushing back-undone by the simplest interactions. Her presence in his life again is like an unspoken connection, a constant tug he's too afraid to acknowledge.

Naledi sees him as distant and aloof, a colleague who's hard to reach. What she doesn't know is that Thami's silence is filled with questions he doesn't know how to ask. Will he ever be able to bridge the gap between them? Or will his past fears keep him locked in a world of solitude?