The Timeline That Didn’t Happen
is a faux-journal from a parallel universe—a horizontal scroll through imaginary moments, fake dates, and feelings that never made the final cut. It’s a collection of almosts and could’ve-beens, where time is soft, memory is a mood, and the moon is always watching.
September 19, 2023 – 4:47 PM
You smiled. I think it was about something else. But I caught it anyway.
May 11, 2025 – 2:32 AM
I had a dream you said my name. I woke up to silence. But I still believed you.
October 19, 2023 – 9:14 AM
You borrowed a pen. Not from me. The day still paused for half a beat.
March 6, 2022 – 7:01 PM
I typed “hi.” Never sent it. Somewhere, the message is still unsent. Still waiting.
June 29, 2024 – 5:45 PM
We almost crossed paths at the train station. The universe blinked. We missed.
December 12, 2023 – 3:03 AM
You liked a song I posted. I looped it for a week. You never knew.
April 8, 2023 – 11:56 PM
I saw your name in someone else’s story. For a second, I thought you saw me too.
July 17, 2025 – 6:13 AM
We were both online. You posted a sunrise. I watched it, like it was meant for me.
September 30, 2022 – 10:10 AM
I almost said hi in the hallway. Instead, I memorized your footsteps.
January 1, 2024 – 12:00 AM
A new year started. I wished you happiness. Quietly. In my head.
November 5, 2023 – 8:21 PM
I passed by your house. The lights were on. I imagined your laughter, just past the curtains.
August 12, 2023 – 4:04 PM
We sat at opposite ends of the library. Still, it felt like gravity pulled you closer.
March 3, 2025 – 1:59 AM
I saw your favorite movie playing. I didn’t watch it. I just imagined you watching it instead.
October 14, 2024 – 3:46 PM
You dropped your pencil. I picked it up in my head. In real life, I just watched it roll away.
June 9, 2023 – 9:00 AM
You wore that blue jacket again. I wondered if you remembered it was my favorite.
December 25, 2025 – 7:15 PM
I wrapped a gift for you in my head. In every version, you always smiled when you opened it.
February 14, 2024 – 12:38 PM
Someone else gave you flowers. I gave you a second glance you never caught.
May 6, 2022 – 5:27 PM
It rained. We both stood under awnings on opposite sides of the street. I imagined crossing.
January 28, 2023 – 2:03 AM
I typed your name. Then deleted it. Some messages are meant to stay unsent.
August 29, 2024 – 6:50 PM
You laughed at something across the room. I looked away before I could think it was for me.
August 8, 2023 – 6:19 PM
You stood in the doorway. I thought you might stay. You didn't.
January 14, 2025 – 9:03 AM
I wrote your name in the margin of my notes. Then erased it. Twice.
June 30, 2024 – 11:11 PM
I made a wish. It looked like your face in the dark.
October 2, 2022 – 12:45 PM
We didn’t talk that day. But I noticed your shoes matched mine.
March 27, 2023 – 7:54 AM
You laughed at something across the room. I smiled like it was mine.
December 19, 2024 – 3:02 AM
I stayed up rewriting a message I never sent. It said “hey.” But meant “please notice.”