Okay I never wanted to make you feel like an idiot I just felt like you felt different about me than I did about you and I just saw you as a friend and I didn’t want to lead you on or anything so I tried to like talk to you more casually and I guess that’s why I seemed so distant I’m sorry -12:33 am.My eyes raced up and down the faded screen of my iPhone. I scanned each word, trying to...

She sits on a bench, all by herself. Round spectacles, tortoise shell design, perched upon a wrinkling nose. The bitter cold of winter is making her numb. Her hair sits loosely against her shoulders; softly golden locks hidden beneath a crimson red beret. She folds her arms into her chest, legs crossed.If only she had woken up a little bit earlier, she thinks to herself, then maybe she wouldn’t...

It’s an hour into the event.Crutched by the wall of marble, you stare off across the floor, polluted by cheap suits and bland dresses. Your eyes are wide with intent; a predator surveying the wilderness for prey.There is little of interest here. A bored sigh of disappointment escapes your lungs.And then you see her.In the far corner, it was easy for her to escape your gaze. She stood where the...