Before We Had a Name

In November 2020 the relationship lives on a screen: late calls, early messages, hours of talk. Twenty-one and hurt before, she keeps her options open.

Online Relationship

In November 2020, their relationship existed only through a screen.

There were late-night phone calls, messages sent before either of them had properly woken up, and conversations that stretched until neither could remember how they had started. At twenty-one, she had learned to be careful with that kind of closeness. A person could sound sincere at midnight and still disappear the next morning.

She had dated one person at a time before. Each time, she had focused all her attention on someone, imagining that he was doing the same. Then she would discover that he was still talking to other women.

After being hurt more than once, she searched online for advice.

“Don’t get attached too quickly,” people said. “Until you agree to be exclusive, keep your options open.”

It sounded practical. Sensible, even.

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What is Before We Had a Name about?

In November 2020 the relationship lives on a screen: late calls, early messages, hours of talk. Twenty-one and hurt before, she keeps her options open.

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Nimra Khan — original fiction published on RapidTale.