What We Didn't Say
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Last published Sun, Aug 17, 2025
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What We Didn't Say
"Some people don't leave. They just linger-in glances, in silences, in things we never dared to say."
After losing her mother, Orilla wasn't prepared to notice anyone.
But then Eli walked into the house, into her space, into her head-and never really left.
He wasn't loud. He didn't even look at her the first time.
But somehow, he stayed.
Now every encounter feels like a question.
A touch too gentle. A gaze too long.
And a story that might never be said out loud.
A quiet, slow-burn romance about timing, tension, and all the things we never dared to speak.
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