The Goodnight Text I Didn't Send
it's 2am and i've typed goodnight four times. deleted it four times. it's only been a week.
It's 2:14 and I've typed goodnight four times. Deleted it four times. We've only been talking a week and I don't want to be the person who says goodnight first, like that means something. It probably means something.
I keep the thread open anyway. Reread the thing you said about your sister's dog, the one you typed too fast so it came out 'teh dog' and then sent a whole second message just to fix it. I don't know why that's the part I keep going back to.
My tea went cold an hour ago. I'm not even tired, I just like that the light off the screen is the only one on in here. There's a version of tonight where I sleep and a version where I keep the thread open until it gets light, and honestly both feel fine.
I type it again. goodnight. I leave it sitting in the box, unsent, the cursor blinking at me.
I realize I'm not waiting to send it. I'm just keeping you in the room a little longer.
Did this one stay with you?
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