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The Space Between Us

Zeynep Atabek

 

I was the Sun,

She was the Sun

and he was the Moon.

I was her Moon. 

Two different entities entirely,

We were different, but we made a whole together.

but we somehow ended up together in the same universe. 

In the same universe, at the same time; how lucky I was.  

I sat behind him in class,

She sat behind me in class. 

gazing at him for minutes on end.

I caught her starry eyes looking at me.

His eyes were Neptune-esque, icy blue and majestic. 

Her eyes were deep, like Jupiter; oh so very sublime. 

He was suave as can be.

Her looks were show-stopping.

Whenever he entered the room, his charisma spoke for himself. 

Her smile lightened up everything around her; she really was the Sun. 

I hoped he liked me.

I hoped she liked me.

I never knew his intentions with me because we rarely spoke.

We simply admired each other from afar.

Nothing compared to him, not even constellations in the sky.

She was everything, the universe and far beyond, so to speak. 

I felt close to him, like two inseparable galaxies.

I felt her presence near me, though I assumed, emotionally we were galaxies apart.

The space between us… 

Made our desire stronger… 

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