Apart like we never were

For the earlier part of the day today, I felt moody for no reason. I didn't want to talk to anybody, didn't want to be around anyone, just wanted to be around me. It was a situation I didn't know the cause but I definitely knew the cure but I couldn't do so because I was surrounded by people who needed me to be present in their conversation. So, I kept on nodding and hmm-ing to all they said, till I could take some time away. It didn't take long though, I was able to excuse myself.

Sitting out for a while, I stared into nothingness. Knowing I needed to cry, to get whatever I was feeling inside of me out, it didn't feel like that was the right moment to cry. I sat staring at a particular spot in my surrounding and then, I remembered something I needed to tell my friend about. I called her and we began talking extensively, laughing hysterically and cooing continuously at various updates about each other's lives.

It had been a while since I and this friend actually talked, and so this particular call was an opportunity to make up for lost times. Soon enough, I forgot about sulking and poured myself into all we talked about. This was where I realized my answer to this prompt. I love talking to a loved one. A call from a friend could brighten up my day and leave me going about the rest of my day with more vigour than I initially would have. Talking to this friend, from laughing at our never-aging jokes, to cutting each other mid-sentence because one of us remembered something the other just had to know, it left me with such wide grin on my face, it would take a whole lot to have it wiped off.

Many people say that they prefer texting to calling but I think that statement needs a prefix added to it everytime it's said - texting is only better than calling, when it is not that/those person(s). When talking to someone that is dear to you, and genuinely wanting to hear what that person has to say to you, I don't think you'd be willing to endure the excruciation from watching them type out what you could have heard in seconds, had you both called.

A call from a loved one never fails to light up my day. Hearing details of their day, and their lives, if we've not spoken for a while just makes me so full. I love it. You know I saw this prompt earlier this week, and I thought my answer was simply going to be random compliments but no. Compliments don't always lift my mood. They could make me feel better yes, but I wouldn't derive that feeling that brightens you up from within. Well, guess where I found out I could derive that, today? Talking to my friend for over an hour.

This is my entry to the #hive-ghana weekly prompt.

Thanks for reading.

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