Always Be Kind

Previously

…Alex sent the message, the little notification bubble appearing on the screen. Then, they waited, the silence of the library amplifying the thrum of their own anxious heart. The weight of their words, once carelessly spoken, now felt like a burden they were finally ready to carry, and, hopefully, to mend. They looked out the window, at the late afternoon sun casting long shadows across the campus. The day was drawing to a close, but for Alex, a new, more mindful beginning was just starting.