Light waves travel 186,282.4 miles in 1 second. Your text did that in record time. Light illuminates; eventually, everything. I was terrified of what you would see in that light anyway.
That feeling was supposed to be private; an insecurity in a pile of insecurities in a dimly lit backroom of my mind. Maybe it wasn’t as far in the back as I had hoped.
To be honest, I was afraid your eyes would be the sharpest mirror to all of the little imperfections I can’t unsee.
Fortunately …
You took that fear from me; with a text, and a goodbye.
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Editor’s note: One, you didn’t see this in your inbox last weekend because I just … forgot to send it. Oops! But two, we’re actually for real-for real almost out of story submissions. And this project can’t continue if there aren’t stories to share! If you missed this newsletter last week, head to the link below to submit your own, whether you’ve already sent five or you’ve just been along for the reading ride. Plus, if you have ideas for other ways to extend My Favorite Breakup beyond this newsletter, hit the reply to let me know. -jz