Halcyon
Strange how the days pass by, the memories we made faded away with time, life felt so continuous that pauses were totally forgotten. Yet, there we were — two people who used to share everything, now sitting side by side in complete silence. Leon and Evelyn. Once inseparable. Now, just names that carried a weight neither of them could put down. The sun spilled golden light over the cliffs as the group of friends unloaded the van. The ocean stretched out endlessly, waves crashing against the rocks below. Everyone buzzed with excitement for the day ahead — hiking, bonfires, and stories under the stars. But for Leon and Evelyn, the day stretched like an endless thread of what-ifs and words unsaid. They sat next to each other on the ride to the coast. Evelyn by the window, her fingers tapping restlessly on her knee. Leon stared straight ahead, his jaw tense, listening to the hum of conversations around him but hearing nothing. Their shoulders almost touched when the van hit a bump, but both...