Every attempt I had made to reach out had been met with silence or refusal.
The mutual friend, the blocked transfers—it all seemed futile now.
Yet, standing here, the urgency to act was undeniable.
For the first time, I questioned the path I was on.
The meetings, the acquisitions, the endless pursuit of more—were they worth it?
Could I simply turn away and continue as if nothing had changed?
As the minutes ticked by, the pressure mounted, each second a reminder that this moment couldn’t last forever.
My phone buzzed, a reminder of the meeting I was supposed to be heading to.
But the thought of leaving felt impossible.
Not without doing something, anything, to bridge the gap that had grown between us.
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