The Space After Laughter

Mavis has always believed mistakes hurt people.
So she learned to live carefully-watching her words, adjusting herself to others, making sure she never says the wrong thing.

But when a small moment with her friends turns awkward, something shifts.

There was no argument. Just a laugh... and the silence that followed.

As the distance between them grows, Mavis begins replaying the moment again and again, searching for the mistake she cannot find.

Because sometimes the worst part of a mistake
is not knowing where it began.