As the minutes ticked by, I stared at the screen on my phone. Seconds continued to pass as I wondered to myself whether enough time had passed. In a daze, I hugged my knees as I imagined the possible scenario playing out between the two.
I sighed, catching myself and getting out of the clock option on my phone. I shut the flip phone, pushing it into my pocket as I busied myself with meticulously arranging the items onto the counter.
I knew I didn't need to dwell so much on their interactions, yet, I couldn't help but feel a gnawing feeling eating at me at the back of my mind. Even as I tried to shut the thought away, I somehow drift back to the same topic coming back to haunt me in this silence.
What if I lose another friend again? And it was because of my own lack of actions? It should be different and yet... I can't help but see the two overlap...
