They stand, snow swirling around them, looking into each other’s eyes under the dim, fading light of lamppost.
After years of not speaking to each other, a gap has been formed. A gap that now sits between them, filled with an unsettling silence.
There are things to be said, arguments to be settled, love to be rekindled, but neither knows where or how to begin.
Out of nowhere, one pulls the other into a much needed, long overdue hug. And though there are still layers of pain, years of hurting, and an overwhelming sense of need, they’ve never felt closer.
"Filling the Gap" is a featured 100-word story from the December Writing Challenge.