It had been a month since I fought with my friend Tiana. She had left town with her mother and her elder brother. Her parents had divorced a couple of months before and the atmosphere at her house had been going downhill since then. After that Tiana would always be stressed and tired. Her dark circles were more visible than ever and she was failing most of her classes at school. She would often zone out and she was constantly blunt, unintentionally of course.
The reason behind our argument wasn’t because of her mental state but because I wasn’t able to understand her situation and I felt like our friendship was one-sided. So I told her that I wanted to end our friendship and that I needed space. My words hurt her feelings and we didn’t talk after that. But now I’ve [[changed my mind]].
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<audio src="https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/d3bd21_e9671f2e72cc468eb84f738c9571b58b.mp3" autoplay>After she left the country I was lonely and I slowly understood my mistake so I decided to make it up to her. I did some research on family issues and the psychology of teenagers with divorced parents. That made me realize how wrong I treated her. I should’ve been with her this whole time. I should've helped her get over this situation, letting her know that she can count on me whenever she would feel down. Can I change all this now?
Now I’m standing outside her new apartment. I travelled all the way here to apologize for my actions or my non-actions but I can’t get myself together to ring her doorbell. What if she doesn’t want to see me after what I’ve done? The question that haunts me is to click on her doorbell or not. And if I do, would we click back together like before?
And you dear reader what do you think? would you [[click]] or [[not click]]?
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<audio src="https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/d3bd21_428a751476ae46f287b6df6a8a95164e.mp3" autoplay>if I didn’t ring the bell, I would never know if I made [[the right decision]]?
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<audio src="https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/d3bd21_156915b98bf44b0e8d99db31453374eb.mp3" autoplay>After a couple of minutes, I left. While I was walking back, I was wondering if I had done the right thing or if I had lost a friend because I was a coward or an egoist who was afraid to be exposed or embarrassed. Either way, I have never thought about going back there again until now that I am writing these lines to let you know.
So here I am again giving it a second chance. And this time it felt like it was [[the right decision]].
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<audio src="https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/d3bd21_107878df38ac4a39bf4a479a44930fe1.mp3" autoplay>It was then or never. So I rang the doorbell. Tiana showed up at the door but the moment she saw me she slammed the door on my face without a word. It was then I knew that to ring the bell in the first place was not exactly a good idea.
I started running to the train station like somebody was running after me but nobody was. When I arrived I sat on a bench to catch my breath with my head in my hands. I was so dazed and confused that I startled and jumped when I felt an arm around me. I turned and saw Tiana smiling at me.
“I feel like a stud longing to click its button. Let’s click back [[together again|the end]]”
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Είμαι η
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και σας καλώ σε ένα διαδραστικό λογοτεχνικό παιχνίδι.
Διαβάστε την ιστορία μου και διαλέξτε εσείς το τέλος της:
Πατήστε “To click” ή “Not to click” και διαβάστε τη συνέχεια της ιστορίας
Ας ξεκινήσουμε -> [[//The Right Decision...//|Pantazopoulou]]]
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