Challenge #133: Remorse - Things Unsaid
I saw the wince. I could've taken it back or played it off as a failed joke.
No, I couldn't have.
I brag to my friends, talk about how proud we are. And why not? He's gone farther than I ever did.
But when we talk -- in person, on the phone, it doesn't matter -- the words always come out wrong. It's been worse the last 12 years, but honestly, I was pretty bad already even before. Too quick to anger. Unable to say what needs to be said.
"I'm double parked," I say, and leave before I make things worse.