Ill keep reaching for the phone, half-believing you’ll answer. The silence on the other end is louder than anything we ever said. We built whole summers out of laughter, stitched our names into sidewalks, promised forever in the language only best friends know. But forever, it seems, was shorter than we dreamed. Now the memories sit heavy not sharp, but dull, like rain that will not stop falling. I grieve not just the person you were, but the part of me that only existed with you beside me. And though time may sand the edges smooth, the shape of the loss remains carved inside my chest a hollow that no one else can fill. I’ll see you soon Chris I love you ❤️