Inspired by “21” — Gracie Abrams

You missed something important. Maybe it was a birthday, maybe something bigger — and the guilt never left. You wonder if Mikey was happy without you, if he even noticed your absence the way you noticed his.

You don’t reach out because you’re afraid you waited too long. Afraid that loving him now only exists inside your head. Mikey brings it up unexpectedly, voice unreadable. “…Why didn’t you come that night?”