01/10/2024
LOVE UNSPOKE
*Chapter 9: The Waiting Game*
I sent the message, and now I'm left waiting. Waiting for a response, waiting for an explanation, waiting for some sort of acknowledgement.
The hours tick by, and my mind starts to wander. I think about all the possible reasons why he's not responding. Is he busy? Is he ignoring me? Is he okay?
I try to distract myself with work, with friends, with hobbies. But my mind keeps drifting back to him. I find myself checking my phone constantly, hoping for a notification.
Days turn into weeks, and I'm still waiting. I start to feel like I'm stuck in limbo, unsure of what's going on or what's going to happen next.
I begin to question our relationship, wondering if this is a sign of things to come. Is this how it's going to be from now on? Me waiting around for him to respond, to communicate, to show some interest?
I feel a mix of emotions: frustration, anxiety, sadness. I don't know how to process everything.
One day, I receive a message from an unknown number. My heart skips a beat as I wonder if it might be him. But it's not.
It's a friend, checking in to see how I'm doing. We chat for a bit, and I open up about my situation. She listens and offers some words of wisdom.
"Sometimes, you have to take care of yourself," she says. "You can't wait around for someone else to make you happy. You have to find your own happiness, your own fulfillment."
Her words resonate with me. I realize that I've been putting too much emphasis on our relationship, waiting for him to make me happy. It's time for me to take control of my own life, my own happiness.
I start to make changes, small at first. I take up a new hobby, join a club, spend more time with friends. I start to focus on myself, on my own growth and development.
And you know what? It feels amazing. I feel more confident, more empowered, more in control.
I still think about him, of course. But I'm not waiting around for him anymore. I'm moving forward, one step at a time.