— Magnolia

Sighing, I send my reply.

from:

Zephyr

to:

[email protected]

date:

Apr 18, 2021, 6:45 PM

subject:

Re: Serendipity

Magnolia,

I hate to burst your bubble, but there’s no such thing as perfect timing.

Perfection is an illusion, as is time.

Manmade. A synthetic coping mechanism.

I don’t like to bet on fate or circumstance. I bet on experience. Reality. Things that are tangible and proven.

That’s probably why I’m forever wilting.

You say I wrote you back at the perfect time, but maybe you were just searching for something to cling to in that moment—a reason to make a comeback.

That’s not fate or aligning stars. That’s all you.

Give yourself some credit.

Zephyr

I click “send,” then shut down my computer and head to bed.

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