[C] Lost Signals

the revelation | iv

“You didn’t even give us a chance!”

she accused,

her voice rising,

tinged with hurt and disbelief.

He sighed,

his demeanor shifting

as if he were carrying

the burden of their past in his eyes.

“I thought it was over.

I thought you were moving on.”

The truth cut deep,

like ice piercing her heart.

They had both been too proud,

too stubborn to reach out.