DRIFT
I never meant to lose her, but somewhere along the way, I did she sat across from me, her smile soft, waiting for something I kissed her cheek like I always did, the gesture was there, but I wasn't. Not really. My mind was elsewhere, cluttered, distant, trapped in a thousand thoughts I couldn't untangle. She asked about my day, and I gave her an answer that sounded like words, but felt like nothing. I could see her waiting, searching my eyes for something real. But I couldn't find it. I couldn't find myself. I wanted to reach to her, to pull her closer. Her eyes so full of hope, so full of love, were starting to look like they were seeing through me, not to me. I wanted to hold her, but I couldn't even hold to my own thoughts. When my phone buzzed, I glanced at it without thinking. I saw her reaction in the corner of my eye, a glimpse of disappointment, ma...