it all stopped – went numb.

Today, while working hard at the office, a sudden realization hit me: she’s gone. Left. I knew she wasn’t there anymore, but it hadn’t truly sunk in until that moment. The silence of her absence, the lack of connection – it all slammed into me like a wave. In books and stories, people were always leaving each other, but now it was my turn. She was gone. My worst nightmare. In the middle of work, amidst the hustle and bustle, it all stopped. My brain and fingers, just moments ago flying across the keyboard with efficient precision, went numb.