after walking a little longer than usual, i arrive home
...
"what"
"What?"
"WHAT???"
"ohmygod whathappened did i dothat i don'tknow how i didthat i'm"
[deep breath]
"it's okay. i'm okay. i'm fine. she'll forget about me by tomorrow. probably. it's fine"
...
but...
wouldn't it be nice if we really did become friends?
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