A Desperate Plea

Two seconds.

That was all it was.

Two stupid seconds.

If I had moved sooner…

If I had reacted faster…

If I hadn’t let Aria answer the door…

If I had just shut it…

“If.”

I closed my eyes.

“I hate that word.”

It was too late for if.

Too late for maybe.

Too late for I should have.

I slammed the back of my head gently against the wall and stared at the ceiling.

“You hear me?”

“I’m talki