Aching Absence: Long-Distance
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Long distance love is a testament to the endurance of the heart, where miles apart deepen the longing and amplify the beauty of shared moments in memory. It blooms with whispered promises and challenges, a bittersweet melody of yearning and hope, forging bonds that defy physical distance and strengthen with each passing day.Though miles may separate us, my heart carries you always. Every star in the night sky is a reminder of our love, spanning the distance and lighting our path until we are together again. You are my forever, no matter the miles.After he left, I started getting lost in his memories. The same window, but he didn't appear in sight. Even though I wanted to, I couldn't call out to him.He loved me deeply, but I couldn't control myself. His departure started bringing significant changes in my life. We would talk on calls and messages, but the feeling of sitting next to him, being with him, feeling his touch, everything began haunting me.That scene was a beautiful sight of the world when I would sit beside him and look at him with love-filled eyes. It was a first-time experience for me and perhaps for him too. At that time, I was preparing for my 10th boards and started focusing on studies, while he also went there and got busy with his studies. Indeed, we both had to manage our careers; he made me forget to love myself, and I started forgetting my responsibilities. I was carefree in his love. At that time, there was nothing else in my life besides loving him.His calls and messages made my heart beat faster. I couldn't express myself well, but just hearing his voice, I would drown in his love. His voice gave me a sense of peace. He tried to understand my situation and difficulties in our conversations. But what mattered for both of us was to focus on our careers. It was difficult to talk at home; we feared someone might overhear us. Everything was kept secret.We both loved each other a lot but with the changes in time, we started getting entangled in responsibilities.In times of change, the fear that he might drift apart began to haunt me. Thoughts started coming in contradictory ways; sometimes I misunderstood him, sometimes I understood his constraints. No matter how angry I might be, hearing his voice would bring back all my happiness. It was so comforting. Then suddenly...he started becoming distant again. Initially, there was a gap of a few days in our conversations, then it stretched to weeks. I kept getting lost in my thoughts and the gap kept increasing. As exams approached, I got busier with my studies. Then exams happened... I thought after exams he would give me more time, but that didn't happen. Whenever I got emotional during our conversations, he would hang up, saying he only liked me when I was happy. He didn't want to understand the depth of my emotions.I started feeling that he is drifting away from me. Though he got busy with his studies, he should also understand my feelings. He used to advise me to focus on studies, but his changing behavior started affecting me internally.
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