Ellie
EllieI reached for my phone first thing in the morning, hoping to find a message from Jo waiting for me. The device blinked the time and date at me but that was it.
“Ugh.” That was three weeks since I last saw her at the fair. Since she confessed her feelings to me. She asked for some space and I wanted to give it to her, but… I missed hanging out with my best friend.
I scrolled through the past messages I sent her. Her answers were short, delayed, and she still hadn’t confirmed the next time we’d meet up. Maybe I was being pushy, but I didn’t want her to think I no longer wanted to hang out with her. She seemed worried about losing me and I wanted to reassure her. It just wasn’t very easy.
Ten years of friendship and it felt like she was slipping through my fingers. I’d felt lik
