Through the Screen Some connections don't need presence to feel real only truth Evangeline Pax is a brilliant Efficient And reserved She works as Project Manager in a demanding firm She hides behind the safety of routines Routines that protect her from the Pasand shield her from pain Outwardly Everything seems under control But inside She's quietly shattered Exhausted From pretending she's fine After surviving a relationship marked by violence she learned how to survive But forgot how to feel alive Until one ordinary night something shifted A profile A photograph An unfiltered post A name Jack Rowen He didn't seem to be searching for anything .He simply shared fragments A mountain A journal A line of text that felt like had been written just for her Eli reacted almost instinctively And without knowing it She opened a door Jack is no ordinary man Former bodyguard Former undercover operative Now a writer living a borrowed life A protector in the shadows He carries guilt He hasn't forgiven And wounds no one can see For years he lived between covert missions and half told stories He is not looking for love Only redemption But when he read a comment from a strangely formal woman Something stirred in him too Through brief messages Ambiguous posts And long silences A story began One no one expected A bond formed without touch Without promises Without real names at first But deeper than most face to face encountrers Though the Screen is a story of healing Connection And redemption A love born from distance Trauma And unexpected hope A story where the protagonists don't meet face to face immediately But see each other more deeply than anyone ever has Because sometimes love doesnt arrive when you're ready Sometimes it appears when you finally stop hiding This is an adaptation from my same name Book already in Amazon.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest