Chapter 28 of 44

Going Dark

Days of unanswered thread, and the explanations that cover them. Some of these are almost true, which is what makes them usable.

19 verses

1. 1 I saw it, I meant to answer, and then the week ended Unverifiable
2. 2 I've been meaning to reply since a point I can't identify Concerning
3. 3 I started a reply and the reply has grown Not reassuring
4. 4 The thread got long enough that answering became a project Concerning
5. 5 I read it at a bad moment and I've never gone back Concerning
6. 6 I've been avoiding a specific message and it's been ten days Concerning
7. 7 My phone has been face down since Thursday and that was deliberate Concerning
8. 8 I answered you in my head and I've been counting that Not reassuring
9. 9 I've had my notifications off since a Sunday I can date Concerning
10. 10 I've been reading messages from the lock screen so they stay unread Not reassuring
11. 11 There are four people I owe replies to and answering one makes the others worse Concerning
12. 12 I've drafted the same reply eleven times Not reassuring
13. 13 I was going to call and then it got too late to call and then it kept being too late Concerning
14. 14 Somebody has stopped messaging me and I've noticed and I've not said anything Not reassuring
15. 15 I've been meaning to answer for so long that answering now is its own event Not reassuring
16. 16 I opened it and something happened and here we are Concerning
17. 17 I've been putting off a message that will take two minutes Concerning
18. 18 I've marked it unread so many times it's stopped meaning anything Not reassuring
19. 19 The longer I leave it the better the reply has to be Not reassuring