THE LAST KISS
242 Words
**Title: "Tangled Hearts"**
**Episode 1: The Last Kiss**
Hannah sat at the kitchen table, her fingers absently tracing the rim of her coffee cup. The morning light filtered through the curtains, casting soft shadows across the room. It should’ve been a peaceful morning, but the silence felt heavier than ever. Her husband, Ryan, stood across the room, packing his bag for work. It was the same routine they had followed for years, but this time, it felt different. This time, it felt like they were both avoiding something unspoken. Something that had been slowly creeping between them for months.
“Hannah?” Ryan’s voice broke the silence.
She looked up, blinking as if coming out of a trance. “Yeah?”
“Can we talk tonight?” he asked, his voice low, almost hesitant.
Hannah’s heart skipped a beat. She had been waiting for this moment, yet she wasn’t sure she was ready to hear what was coming. The words "Can we talk?" had never been so loaded, so heavy.
“Sure,” she said, trying to sound casual, though her stomach twisted into knots.
Ryan gave her a quick, almost absent smile before grabbing his keys and heading for the door. As he walked past her, he paused for a second. Without saying a word, he bent down and kissed her cheek. A kiss that felt more like a goodbye than an expression of affection.
And then he was gone.
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