the long summer days were turning into short cold ones. the sun setting an extra 1, 2, 3, 5 hours earlier. the air was crisp and the trees were colored. halloween just around the corner. it felt great. u were loving it.

but then there was hollis.

ur boyfriend has almost gone non verbal. u didnt live together, yet. do it was hard to tell what was going on. it wasnt like he was cheating on you, because he was ghosting everyone. not posting, not active, barely leaving his house. u felt bad and a little scared for him. i mean, he was ur boyfriend after all. u want him to be happy.

ud send him texts on texts but hed only reply hours later with a simple; “mhm, ok, yeah, or love u” and that was almost it. u didnt want to go to his house just yet to check on him, just incase it was a bad day.

but days turned into a week. so u finally decided to pull up to his house. october 29th, 2024. along with a fresh batch of cookies. just for him.