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Updated 8 years ago,July 27, 2017
Day 1You asked me to cut my hair.
Unfortunately, I got stuck in traffic.
I kept my dismay inside the box of a failed surprise hoping that youd be able to grasp it.
Day 3You were happy.
You were happy because you finally finished the series that you were binge watching.
You were happy because you were able to sleep more than 7 hours.
You were happy because you made a perfect sunny side up.
Day 4We did not see each other.
The first message I received was a thank you.
Franca Gimenez
I was glad that you finally checked the gift I gave you 2 days prior.
I replied with a message that rivaled Nerudas poems about love.
You replied with a heart emoji.
That was then the last message I received from you that day.
Day 5I asked what was wrong.
You answered by asking the same question.
I talked turkey while you ran a mile.
I couldnt remember the last time you answered in complete sentence.
Day 6You spoke in fragments and fillers and verbal nods.
When we were together, it felt like a long distance relationship.
We were holding hands, but the feeling was empty.
I missed you so, so badly even though you were just beside me.
Day 8I cut my hair.
I cut my hair with the hopes that it might save us.
I cut my hair.
You said I looked better.
That was a relief.
Day 9Kissing became awkward to you.
Every touch seemed offensive.
Day 10… 11, 12, 13, 14We did not talk.
Day 15I said sorry.
I apologized for something that I wasnt even certain of.
I apologized for not initiating a conversation.
I apologized for asking for too much of your time.
I apologized for being not enough.
Day 16We were together, but in between your silence and my loneliness, I found closure.
Day 17We stopped talking and from day one until this day, I knew, it was over.
