[This is the seventh  and last chapter of a short  story called “Seven Days”.] The next morning, we woke up and had not moved at all. I wrote ‘morning’ for the sake of clarity, when the alarm truly showed 5 am. Being late was not an option so we quickly dressed up and went to […]

[This is the sixth chapter of a short story called “Seven Days”] I was the happiest I had been since we met, yet I could not get rid of the clock ticking inside me. Everything that day was our first and last. First lunch just the two of us, first date in daylight, first time […]

[This is the fifth chapter of a short story called “Seven Days”] The last day of the conference. I realise now how little you know about all the people we were with. Pity, but I guess every author must hand-pick their characters. Too late to introduce them now. Just keep in mind that they mattered, […]

[This is the forth chapter of a short story called “Seven Days”.] We had turned to lovers, in a silent agreement. I still do not quite understand how it happened so naturally. A part of me expected him to turn cold. Mistrust in his character? More probably mistrust in this sudden feeling of happiness growing […]

[This is the third chapter of a short story called “Seven Days”.] The next morning was special as we had a lecture on cybersecurity; which meant an opportunity to talk some more as I had no intention of listening anyway. I do not remember how we got to this, but we started discussing literature. New […]

[This is the second chapter of a short story called “Seven Days”.] The next day was the starting day of the conference. I was the first to speak and focused all my attention on the debate. As it happened, we did not interact much. It was difficult to see him from my seat at the […]

[This is the first chapter of a short story called “Seven Days”.] This story will be in English, though I am French, and he is Dutch, for it was the language we used to talk to each other, and, in a sense, it is the language our love story happened in. I am entirely convinced […]