If Only

 

If only there had been more time.

Everyone told her it wouldn’t have made a difference. Nothing would have changed the outcome.

But it haunted her every day and took over her dreams every night.

She couldn’t eat and was consumed by the guilt of it.

Eventually, she had to quit her job and spent all of her time locked in her apartment with the drapes closed and the lights off.

Calls went unanswered and mail was returned “Recipient unknown”. It was very sad, but people had their own lives and routines and pretty soon she was all but forgotten.