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Unbounded Trench

It has been for over two months that he is being cold towards her but she demise it thinking to herself that he is in a struggle to complete his final semester. Quite often, he asked to have a “time-off” but she permitted it saying “Wait for me till I get home. We will sit down and talk about this okay?” as she seeks assurance from him.

If is easier said than done as both of them are two continents away; in which insecurities have it chances protruding through the tampered-proof heart. Neither a call or a text has been replied for more than a week and the last conversation that had over the phone has been half a moon ago which lasted less than five seconds. Just a sentence; that is all it took before he put down the phone.

“I’m tired and has a long day. We’ll talk tomorrow alright?”. No good night wishes, no “I love you” symphony to her ears. None. Something is really wrong here but  she whoosh the thought straight under the rug before it started to accumulated her mind that has been fed by her notes as her finals start in few days time.

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Right before she stepped into  the hall; with her stationaries clutching on the other hand, a text from her cousin has been received. Frowned and curious, she read it.

“Go READ your timeline!”

She stood….and a thread from her heart snapped instantly. She is in disbelief, emotions crumpling her mind that fiercely eating up all the space she suppose to be use to dance the point of a pen to a piece of paper.

“How could he? How could he? How could HE!?” her heart screamed while turning off the phone and put in inside of her front jeans pocket. The image of what she just saw….it keeps on playing in a loop; congratulations text from his friends upon his new relationship.