A story in 100 words.
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Ray Charles became blind.
Loss.
Steve Wonder was born blind.
Absence.
Sophie lay in bed, holding her phone, “Ain’t That Love” played. She thought:
Is it better to have loved and lost?
Is it better to have never loved at all?
Oliver set his phone down on the table, “Isn’t She Lovely” played. He thought:
Is it better to know loss?
Is it better to never know something existed?
Sophie typed — “Hi.”
Oliver saw his phone light up; he turned it over — for now.
Sophie & Oliver’s tragedy was neither loss nor absence — they had stopped looking for each other.