Letters to the One I Lost
A Contemporary Romance
Chapter 1: The Letter That Shouldn’t Have Arrived
Emilia never expected to hear from Daniel again.
Not after five years. Not after the accident.
But on a quiet autumn morning, she found a letter in her mailbox.
The handwriting was unmistakable.
Daniel’s.
Her hands shook as she opened it.
And the words inside nearly stole her breath.
"Emilia, if you’re reading this, it means I found a way back to you."
Chapter 2: A Love Interrupted
Daniel had been her everything.
Her best friend. Her first love.
Until that stormy night—when his car lost control, leaving nothing behind but a world of what-ifs.
Emilia spent years trying to move on.
But this letter—this impossible letter—threatened to undo all of it.
"Meet me at the bench in Willow Park. Midnight."
She almost didn’t go.
Almost.
But her heart had never stopped waiting.
Chapter 3: The Man in the Moonlight
The park was empty.
Emilia sat on the old wooden bench, wrapping her coat tighter around herself.
It had to be a joke. A mistake.
But then—footsteps.
She turned.
And there he was.
Daniel.
Looking exactly as she remembered.
Not a day older.
Her breath caught. “This isn’t possible.”
Daniel smiled, his eyes full of memories and longing.
“I know.”
Chapter 4: Borrowed Time
They talked for hours.
About everything. About nothing.
Every laugh, every touch, felt like a dream.
But deep down, Emilia knew—this wasn’t real.
Daniel wasn’t alive.
And as the first light of dawn touched the horizon, he sighed.
“It’s time.”
Tears burned her eyes. “I don’t understand. Why now?”
His fingers traced her cheek, warm and real.
“Because love never really leaves,” he whispered. “And neither do I.”
Chapter 5: The Final Letter
The next morning, Emilia woke with Daniel’s letter still clutched in her hands.
For a moment, she almost believed it had been a dream.
Until she found another letter waiting at her door.
"You gave me one last night. Now, it’s your turn to live."
Tears fell onto the paper.
Because somehow, she knew.
Daniel wasn’t gone.
Not really.
He was in every sunrise. Every whisper of the wind.
And in the beat of her heart, still loving him.
Always.