Tag: desperate

  • The Crush

    “I want to get to know you, but every time I try, you disappear.  Every time I stop by and know you’re home, you don’t answer.”  I quickly deleted the email before I hit send.  I knew I couldn’t send Jared another desperate email.  The phrase of “it can only get better from here” flashed…

  • As Good As It Gets

    “It’s about as good a day as you’re going to get,” I told my younger brother.  Jake had been glued to the television all day playing some video game and it was seventy five and sunny outside.  “I’ll give you about ten more minutes to play and then you’ll have to come outside.  No excuses.”  As I left his room, I heard him…