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Monday, October 22, 2007

Dilemmas.

When she comes in, you feel it, the complete awkwardness of it all. You sit there, unsure of what to say or how to act, and you worry about what you did. You think quietly in your seat as she bustles busily around you, her silent fury making you uncomfortable. What did you do wrong? You didn't even have the chance to put a word in, and yet you feel her anger, it's clear that she's upset.

You wait. You realize it's not you that's the problem, it's something else. You desperately want to say something, to ease out of the awkwardness, something comforting. But there is nothing to say because she has yet to declare her emotional state to you. In the bathroom as you get ready for bed, you catch tidbits of her conversation on the phone and the tension you feel building inside of you rises.

You stand in the restroom, afraid to intrude, afraid to make a sound, yet you're making as much noise as you can to convince her that you are completely unaware of the situation.
You can't ignore the silent sobs, the quiet sniffling, and you're seizing up inside. How do you confront a situation when you're not supposed to know? You try to remain a good friend, without asking questions, because that would be intruding. If she wanted to let you in, she would have. What do you do?

Feel like a bad person for not acting like you care, even though you do?
Or intrude into her personal life and confront her about her problems?

Dilemmas.

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