In Our Next Lives

Word count: 0.5 KNia stayed asleep until the next morning.  She rolled over.  Hadn’t she fallen asleep on the balcony last night?  She stared up at her ceiling, trying to…

Word count: 0.8 KNia was giddy that night.  Taehyung had sent her home at five pm sharp.  She didn’t dare ask questions.  She wasn’t even sure she wanted the answers. …

Word count: 0.6 KNia rolled out of bed with her most recent dream fresh in her mind.  She’d had the same dream three times now, but now was the first…

Word count: 0.6 KHobi and Nia took their time telling their parents they were breaking off the engagement.  Nia started to wonder if Hobi had actually planned on marrying her. …

Word count: 0.8 K“It…um.  The painting looks familiar.  Why are you asking about it?”Nia’s heart dropped.  Had she been wrong?“Because…I think he was someone very important to me.  He’s in…

Word count: 0.6 KTaehyung had noticed Nia being more distant the past week.  She’d only skipped happily into work that one day.  He was beginning to worry.  What had made…

Word count: 0.6 K“I found something.”“What?  What did you find- wait, how did you find it?”“Come here.” Nia grabbed Hobi’s hand and led him to her bedroom.  His eyes widened…

Word count: 0.7 K“Did I have any hobbies?” Nia asked the mystery man.She had hobbies now.  But she wondered if she had different ones in the past.  She had been…

Word count: 0.6 K“Hello?”Nia gasped.  She recognized the voice.  But…why?“Hello?  Is anyone there?”“Um, yes!  Hello!  My name is Choi Nia.  I-I found your number on an old belonging of mine. …

Word count: 0.6 KBy the time Friday rolled around, both Taehyung and Nia were giddy.  And nervous.  Nia was still wondering why he’d invited her over.  And Taehyung was nervous…