Book 7 of 16

Going dark on messages

Days of unanswered thread. Explanations for the silence, including the ones that are almost true.

593 verses across 22 chapters

1. 1 I've had my notifications off since a Sunday I can date Concerning
2. 2 Somebody has stopped messaging me and I've noticed and I've not said anything Not reassuring
3. 3 The thread got long enough that answering became a project Concerning
4. 4 I've been reading messages from the lock screen so they stay unread Not reassuring
5. 5 There are four people I owe replies to and answering one makes the others worse Concerning
6. 6 I've been meaning to answer for so long that answering now is its own event Not reassuring
7. 7 I've drafted the same reply eleven times Not reassuring
8. 8 I was going to call and then it got too late to call and then it kept being too late Concerning
9. 9 I started a reply and the reply has grown Not reassuring
10. 10 I opened it and something happened and here we are Concerning
11. 11 I answered you in my head and I've been counting that Not reassuring
12. 12 The longer I leave it the better the reply has to be Not reassuring
13. 13 My phone has been face down since Thursday and that was deliberate Concerning
14. 14 I've been meaning to reply since a point I can't identify Concerning
15. 15 I read it at a bad moment and I've never gone back Concerning
16. 16 I saw it, I meant to answer, and then the week ended Unverifiable
17. 17 I've marked it unread so many times it's stopped meaning anything Not reassuring
18. 18 I've been putting off a message that will take two minutes Concerning