Part 2 3 â The Distance Between Two People Standing Close
Part 3 â The Distance Between Two People Standing Close
They stopped arguing after that.
Not because they understood each otherâbut because something between them had shifted.
Silence replaced conversation.
Maya returned to her apartment more often, sitting by the Hudson River again, trying to remember who she was before him. But even the river felt different now, as if it had learned his name and refused to forget it.
Liam, meanwhile, began submitting modification requests to the city.
Extra reinforcements. Structural reassessments. Emergency contingency redesigns.
One evening, Maya confronted him.
âYouâre trying to rebuild a building that doesnât need rebuilding.â
Liamâs voice was quiet. âIâm trying to make sure nothing dies again.â
âAnd what about us?â she asked before she could stop herself.
That question hung between them.
May you like
He didnât answer.
And that silence was worse than any argument.
