Static.
A Story in 100 Words.
A Story in 100 Words.
Enzo was here.
Heather was there.
The connection between them was getting spottier.
Communication can be wonky.
Its wonkiness causes static between people.
At its best, their connection was crystal clear, synchronous.
At its worst, it was white-noise they couldn’t get through.
He was growing tired of trying.
She only tried now and then.
Neither could determine whose service was the culprit.
Their attempts to connect/communicate through the noise were fading.
The thing they knew most was that they connected less.
The equation for a collapse:
Less connection/communication plus distance equals indifference
Neither claimed they wanted that, and yet …