~HOLLY~
The apartment falls into silence again after Gabriel leaves.
But this time, it feels suffocating…..too quiet, too empty.
I just had a big fight with my best friend, and I have never seen him act this way before.
I stand there, frozen.
My heart racing, my chest tight.
Did I just lose him?
Is he gone forever??
The thought sends a wave of panic through me.
No.
No, that can’t be it.
He’ll come back.
Right?
He always comes back.
…Right?
I wrap my arms around myself, pacing slowly across the room.
My fingers tremble as I drag them through my hair, my breathing uneven.
“Why did I say that…?” I whisper to myself, my voice barely audible.
The argument replays in my head—every word, every expression on his face.
The hurt.
The anger.
The disappointment.
“I didn’t mean it
