Page 68 of Already Falling

Tyler

Has she responded to you yet?

Reid

No, she’s giving me the silent treatment.

Tyler

You’re screwed

Reid

Gee thanks, I’m freaking out

Tyler

just wait a bit and try again

Reid

okay.

What if I fucked it up? What if I missed out?

Tyler

you always come back to each other

Reid

thanks for the reassurance

Tyler

try Chloe

I decide to try her one more time before resorting to her best friend. Although if I was M.I.A., I’m sure Tyler would be the first person most people would reach out to as well.

10:34 am to Annika

Reid

Hey, I just want to see how you are doing?

please text me

message unread

11:26 am to Chloe

Reid

Is Annika there?

message unread

Nothing, silence. Both of them are ghosting me. I feel like I’m the one who should be doing the ghosting, but no, I want to make things better. Not the time to nitpick, but I’m frustrated. I want to talk this out, and I’m being ignored. I know it is a sucky situation, but I can’t let it go. Maybe I should give her space, but I don’t want to lose her. I can’t lose her. Especially since I need to tell her that I should’ve kissed her back.