a simple bud

In crowded streets, Amber runs into her childhood best friend who she hasn't seen in years. She sees him from a block away. Within seconds, the memories are flooding in uncontrollably. She remembers it all. The good, the bad, and the worst: the moment she hurt her best friend in a way that only she could ever be capable of.

"As soon as Amber finished what she was saying, she wanted to take it back. She wanted so badly to apologize, but she couldn't. So, she watched Connor's face scrunch up with hurt, his freckled nose became creased and his bright green eyes painted with tears. She thought about the last sixteen years they had spent together. Catching frogs, playing in the creek. She pictured the look on his face the moment he fell into the creek nearly four years earlier."