[ WP ] At some point in time , a mysterious phenomenon occurred in which everyone on earth was trapped within a 10km ( 6.2 mile ) radius of where they were standing , unable to move past their boundary .

A barely visible gap is seen between our finger tips. Like we ’ re touching a window pane infinitely stuck on different sides. The pain of uncertainty like a dagger in my heart. They say love can break down walls… tell that to those of us who are affected by the invisible barriers that anchor us to our own personal hell. Just in eye shot I can see a mother and son, a whole family able to embrace. The cruel reality is not everyone gets to be happy. 
 
 I can ’ t tell you how long it ’ s been since it ’ s happened, or why. Hell, no one knows WHY it happened… All we know is each of us have exactly 6.2 miles in each direction from the moment we felt the pulse until the invisible barrier began. It seems to be hard coded for each person individually, someone walked into mine and hit their own barrier wall shortly after. Birds come and go freely, either completely unaffected or they just learned to adapt. 
 
 Of course this had to happen when I was at work… which come to find out is exactly 12.4 miles as the crow flies from the spot my girlfriend was sitting on the couch in our apartment. The first few nights we slept with our backs to each other at the edge of the barriers. Spending hours talking and lamenting over the irony of this bullshit. Then we talked about meeting up a few days later, she was going to try to contact her family, I was going to try to setup a makeshift home somewhere in my ring. Days in-between meetups turned to weeks, until she stopped. 
 
 I know I should be mad, but why should I? We can no longer feel each other ’ s touch, share a moment together. Every passing day made my heart sink further, but I made the promise to never give up. Every day after I get ready, I go to that spot, with the invisible wall to my own hell. She ’ s my world, I will wait for her. Every day was the same, I sit deep in thought, back against the wall, thinking about what was. Today however was different… Today… I fell.
