I miss you, I’m sorry
“Good to each other, give it the summer. I knew you too. But I only saw you once in December. I’m still confused. You said, ‘Forever,’ and I almost bought it.” The salty breeze, just a cruel reminder of summer, swept through the open window, carrying with it all the weight of my regrets. I missed spending the days in Cousins with the boys when Susannah wore her heart on her sleeve, and Conrad’s presence electrified my soul. With the smell of the deep blue seas and lingering wounds still harsh, my heart constricted. I woke up from my daydreaming daze, but the memories were as clear as the sky. Conrad's lips had been cool and salty from the ocean under the blaze of summer sun in Cousins. In May, my heart still ached with the weight of Susannah’s absence, and I found myself going through the motions of everyday life, trying to understand the void she left behind. While the world moved forward, it felt like I was stuck in a haze of grief, desperately trying to touch something as far a...