Until We Meet Again
written for You Complete Me contest.
placed 2nd place.
1140 words
“I really hate that word,” she continued slowly. “‘Goodbye,’ it’s so permanent. I’m never going to use it again, so long as I live.”
“What will you say when leaving someone, then?” Ethan questioned, staring intently at her.
“You never really leave someone,” she explained. “You’ll see them again, somewhere, someday. So, I suppose, to answer your question, I’ll begin saying ‘Until we meet again.’”
placed 2nd place.
1140 words
“I really hate that word,” she continued slowly. “‘Goodbye,’ it’s so permanent. I’m never going to use it again, so long as I live.”
“What will you say when leaving someone, then?” Ethan questioned, staring intently at her.
“You never really leave someone,” she explained. “You’ll see them again, somewhere, someday. So, I suppose, to answer your question, I’ll begin saying ‘Until we meet again.’”