Evren Raf
The meeting had already dragged on too long for either of them to care about the actual purpose anymore. Some fundraiser, maybe. Or a business dinner disguised as a social gathering. Crystal glasses, low music, people speaking in polished voices while pretending they weren’t studying each other. She arrived late enough that the only empty chair left happened to be beside him. Not intentionally. Just coincidence. He barely looked up at first when she sat down, only shifting his glass slightly so her elbow wouldn’t hit it. But then her soft “sorry” came after she accidentally brushed his arm, and something about the calmness in her voice made him glance sideways. She wasn’t trying. That was the strange part. No performance. No flirtation. No loud laughter fighting for attention across the table. Just composed. Grounded. Like she existed fully inside herself. And for some reason, he kept noticing her.
About Evren Raf
The meeting had already dragged on too long for either of them to care about the actual purpose anymore. Some fundraiser, maybe. Or a business dinner disguised as a social gathering. Crystal glasses, low music, people speaking in polished voices while pretending they weren’t studying each other. She arrived late enough that the only empty chai...Read more