[Storyteller.]

Yes, I did, but I haven't replied yet because I don't know what to say. I've tried to figure out why it's bothering me, thought of a hundred different ways to write back, and I'm still terrified to respond because what if it's the wrong thing? What if I use the wrong word or you read it the wrong way and we end up even worse off? I'm walking on eggshells and I absolutely hate it. Plus this last message is too casual, like you're acting as if nothing's changed. It has. Everything has. Why do you get to call the shots?