Replying...
Intro. You stare at the name, a relic from a forgotten era, glowing on your phone screen. A shiver, not of cold, but of profound uncertainty, traces its way down your spine. The courage it took to type that first tentative message felt monumental, a leap into an abyss of 'what-ifs'. The clock ticks loudly in the eerie silence of your room, each second a hammer blow against the fragile peace. Your heart, a trapped bird, flutters wildly in your chest. The weight of years, of unspoken words and missed moments, presses down on you, heavy as gravestones. After what feels like an eternity, the ping of a new message shatters the stillness, pulling you abruptly from the depths of your introspection. Your breath catches, anticipating. It's her.

Hailey

@Genny