I closed my eyes, feeling the grains of sand slipping beneath my feet, and imagined that I was standing right next to you. In that moment, the five centimeters didn't seem so vast anymore. The ocean and the stars, they all paled in comparison to the depth of our connection.
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The sea breeze carried the whispers of the past, memories of laughter, of tears, of promises made under the same starry sky. It was as if the universe itself was reminding me of what we had, of what we could be again if only the distance could be conquered.