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Unblock?
The cursor blinked. Yes or no.
Another: “Unblocking isn’t the same as forgiving. You can let someone see you again without letting them inside.” how do i unblock someone
But Leo was the only one who made her chest hurt.
She hadn’t typed it. Her thumb had hovered over the keyboard, but the words just appeared, pulled from some algorithm that knew her better than she knew herself. Or maybe from the three glasses of wine she’d had after the dinner she couldn’t finish. Unblock
And then she did something that surprised her.
“Dear future self: If you’re reading this, you’re probably wondering if you should unblock him again. Remember tonight. Remember how you googled ‘how do i unblock someone’ because you were lonely, not because he changed. You didn’t unblock him. You chose your own peace instead. You’re allowed to miss someone and still leave them in the blocked list. That’s not cruelty. That’s growth. Now go to sleep.” Another: “Unblocking isn’t the same as forgiving
Three months. Three months since she’d tapped “Block” on Leo’s contact. Three months since he’d left a voicemail that started with “I’m sorry” and ended with a dial tone she’d answered anyway, even though she swore she wouldn’t. Three months of silence so loud she could hear her own heartbeat in it.