The Fade

My heart knew I loved him before my head did. A rare instant connection, followed by a series of movie style dates. Endlessly long message chats. A first for me. Everything seemed perfect…

Until he started to disappear. The gaps became longer until all that remained was a phantom of what once had been.

It had to end. I know it did, but the pain still feels devastating.

A part of me still hopes that he will appear again, a whole person rather than a faint outline.

I know he won’t though.