Rekindled Heat

He’d been drawn to her for as long as he could remember—the older girl next door who once felt worlds away. Time passed. She got married. He grew up. But the feelings never really faded. Now, her smile doesn’t quite reach her eyes, and her husband is hardly ever home. One evening, with nothing but silence between the walls, he visits. Old memories stir. Familiar glances linger. And in that quiet, empty house, the space between them begins to vanish.