Texting Our Way Back

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He hit the call button without thinking, heart racing.

It rang out. No answer.

Pat: Pick up my call!!!
Pat: We will fix it!

His fingers flew, desperate.

The idea of Virat spiraling alone tore at him.

Pat: missed voice call

He tried again, jaw clenched.

Please pick up, he whispered to himself, phone pressed to his chest like a lifeline.

Virat: Whenever we try somehow we plan it's always rearranged

Pat exhaled slowly, jaw tightening.

His mind went straight to yesterday — the plan to meet, the time they'd carved out, only for it to fall apart last minute.

And the way the conversation had ended... tense, quiet, unresolved.

His heart ached. Was this still about that?

Pat: Shut up, I love you.
Pat: Pick up my damn call.

He couldn't hold back anymore — the frustration, the love, the desperation.

Pat: missed voice call

He pressed the call button again, this time holding the phone to his ear like it might bridge the space between them.

Virat: it's so hard to say 😔

Pat's chest clenched at the sight of the emoji — so small, but it said everything.

He hated not being there to hold him, to ease that weight off his shoulders.

Pat: What happened? vent to me, I will fix it.
Pat: I love you sweetheart

His thumbs paused after typing, eyes fixed on the screen.

He meant every word.

No matter how heavy it got — he'd carry it for them both.

Virat: I gotta do what's best for me

Pat's heart skipped a beat, the words cutting deep.

He read them over and over, trying to make sense of them.

Was Virat questioning them?

Was he thinking of walking away? The thought made Pat's stomach twist in knots.

Pat: Please don't say all of this!
Pat: We will always fix everything!
Pat: Always!

He wanted to believe it, wanted Virat to believe it too.

They'd figure this out. He wouldn't let them fall apart.

Virat: you'll be okay?

Was he really asking him that?

Could he even imagine a world without them?

Without this?

The thought alone shook him to his core.

Pat: NO of course not, don't say all of this!
Pat: I love you!
Pat: Pick up!!

He hit send, almost frantic.

Virat: I got to move on and be who I am

He needed to move on from them? The idea made everything inside him freeze.

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