We connected in tumultuous times of pandemic and protests each relieved to express our pent up rage. Chatting for hours on end, devices kept it safe. It was refreshing to have that level of intimacy. Knowing that we lived in the same city but staying physically remote added a new dimension to our usual tendency of rapid hook ups.
Found we had much in common just very different ways to express it. He was a regular at protests, I usually vented on my blog keeping it mostly on line. These protests gave us the chance to vent what was burning inside.
Gradually as restrictions were being lifted there was the tantalizing thought of taking this relationship to the next step. When he share his preference to keep it distant, that we go in different directions down the imperturbable street.
Felt right and kinda neat!
d’Verse, 144 words prose, Merril, to include the line “We go in different directions down the imperturbable street.”
aroused 
Loved reading this. Looking forward to more such
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Fiction!! Too neat an ending! Love this, Kate. 🙂
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Shared his preference to keep it distant! Love it…
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Very clever, Kate. I was expecting a more romantic end to the story.
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you are a fab writer no matter the style or format, you got me hooked till the end – and I actually loved the ending
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Love this. There is a certain added element when people meet, not face-to-face – an opportunity to build rapport without the physical biases.
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so true, our eyes often beguile us …
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I really enjoyed this! So very appropriate for these crazy times and I cannot help but wonder just how many such “relationships” have formed at this time, only to end up like these two…
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lol good question Dale, we will never know but it must create a huge barrier to those looking for relationships …
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That’s for sure.
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Not all encounters need be life long.
Sometimes it is just good enough to have that ability to share and then move on.
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Someone else may come along. I liked the description of the sense of unity coming from shared venting.
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Sorry about that missed next step!
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Haha – loved it – keeping distance may be the best way
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I can imagine this happening–two people connecting this way, especially during these times, only to find it was simply a connection of the times.
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A refreshing snapshot of the way we live now, Kate!
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We can relate to people in different ways. (K)
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True or false?
Love, light and glitter
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only fiction I assure you
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Felt very real Kate and had a sad longing for a deeper commitment. Glad it was just a very creative piece of fiction.
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lol I did have a similar experience many moons ago, but I was the one that left it as it was … sometimes mystique is better than reality 😉
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I love reading this.
The twist in the end was quite unexpected but i guess the early the better 🙂
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lol when a post asks for a twist I get all knotted up, but this one came easy 🙂
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🙂 you are a brilliant writer.
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Fiction? Not-fiction?
Great write! And the ending was not the happily-ever-after ending I love…but it is a good ending. 🙂 Emotions evoked, for sure.
HUGS!!! 🙂
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lol definitely a fraction of truth there … I chose that the fantasy would be better than bursting that romantic bubble … many light years ago of course 😎 🙂
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