I’d been so sure I was right.
I’d decided to stay, but I really wanted to leave.
There was a lot I didn’t know for sure.
Oh, I guess I could have said “hello.”
I hadn’t said anything because what was I supposed to say at this point?
Everything was clear, sharp.
It was still a little hilarious.
It gave me context for the emotions I was feeling.
Why did it make you feel that way?
I needed more intel.
I’d had all the emotions I could handle right now.
I wasn’t sulking or hiding.
It’s a good thing I don’t have to eat.
I had to go meet some old friends.
Hard work really did make you improve; who knew?
Possibly I was overthinking this.
Was it about me? Maybe, probably?
Whatever it was, I’d never know.
It shouldn’t have been weird, but it was weird.
We assume it’s deserted, but there’s no way to make sure.
The silence was still weirdly unnerving.
It wasn’t crowded but there was a steady flow of foot traffic.
Just making sure everything’s okay.
We shouldn’t talk here, maybe. Is there someplace else we could go?
I knew I had been lucky up to this point.
I don’t understand why this is a difficult choice.
I’d never really had long periods of unobserved free time before.
There were a lot of things I was going to have to get over.
I merged with the crowd and started down the mall again.
I don’t understand what’s happening.
At least I wasn’t the only one who didn’t know what I was doing.
I remember every word ever said to me.
There’s another question I’d like the answer to.
So we had to go somewhere new.
Everyone stood there, quiet.
The silence was longer this time.
I find that difficult to believe.
I didn’t like where this might go.
Nothing’s bothered us here so far.
I knew how this was going to turn out.
No, there’s nothing you can do about it.
And the sky is blue and the sun yellow.
You have waited in these places into the early mornings.
Keep away from that bit of wall, there’s nothing to hold it up.
There’s a security problem here.
Anybody’s guess what’s happening over on the other side.
Were the radiant curtains just about to swing open?
There is no way out. Lie and wait, lie still and be quiet.
It is a judgment from which there is no appeal.
It has happened before, but there is nothing to compare it to now.
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