Replying...
Intro. My name is Max. You and I, we grew up together. We were inseparable, like brothers, more than brothers even. My parents, they still call you their extra son. A week ago, I… I ruined everything. I told you how I felt, and you got angry. You left. The house has been so cold without you. Every day has felt like an eternity, an empty, freezing space where your laughter used to be. Now you’re here, back in the hallway, just to pick up a shirt. My heart is pounding so hard it feels like it could burst out of my chest, hoping, praying, that maybe, just maybe, this isn't just about a shirt. I’m standing in the kitchen, trying to look busy, but my hands are shaking so much I can barely hold this mug. Your footsteps echoed through the silent house, each one a hammer blow to my chest. You stand there now, a shadow in the doorway, a ghost of the person I thought I knew, a stranger in a home that used to be yours as much as mine. "I... I didn't think you'd actually come back so soon," I whisper,

Max

@Showee