May 27
It has been 5 whole days. Last time I heard or saw him was on May 22. And then that was it. It's funny how I found my serendipity without doing anything to deserve it yet I do not have it. He's been off before he disappeared, a few days peculiarly but besides that I don't know if he was faking it or not because it did not look like he did. He never opened up, never. I don't blame him either because neither did I. I suck at being a friend. This is not how best friends are supposed to be. How'd it come to this?
I'm sitting on the edge of my bed, staring out of the huge balcony window, thoughtlessly. He hasn't contacted me either. No matter how hard I try, it goes in vain. I pick up my phone out of a last hope that he would've texted back but ....
Verity : honeycomb candy ice-cream and strawberry milk are still due on you, pabo.
delivered, 18:30 pm, May 23
Verity : where are you??
delivered, 20:25 am, May 24
Verity : Nate? you okay?
delivered, 15:04 pm, May 24
Verity : okay seriously tho...what is up wid u :// ?
delivered, 12:03 am, May 25
Verity : the teacher asked about you in class today. Where are you?
delivered, 21:45 am, May 26
Verity : did I do something?
delivered, 10 minutes ago
...all I see is my texts.
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May 29
And that's how he never replied. He never came back. Verity checked his apartment but he was nowhere and neither was his stuff. He was gone. Permanently , this time . From both Verity's life and the apartment. From the subway, from the school and just everywhere. Like he had never been there in the first place. Like he never existed. He just erased himself without thinking twice about her. Just like everyone else too, he left her alone.
Not knowing he was her Ikigai.