Tomorrow Felt Safer

He saw the message. And assumed it could wait. It came in late. From someone he

hadn’t spoken to in years. “Hey… I don’t know who else to tell.” He locked his phone.

Not ignoring it. Just postponing it. Tomorrow felt safer. Three days later,

he found out from someone else. That message was a goodbye. Some things don’t

expire loudly. They just disappear while you’re waiting.