Feeling optimistic, a smile curled up on his face. Class ended early that day and in his disposal was time he could put to good use. But just to know how much he had, he pulled his phone up and glanced at the time. However, as the phone lit back to life, his eyes trailed up to the notification bar. Forgetting his initial intention, he tugged the drawer down, revealing a whatsapp message.
He ceased to smile for the first time that day.
A conversation, one previously, exclusively initiated by him, for the very first time came from the other end. It was a follow-up from a conversation dating back a week ago. A conversation which had a conclusion.
The Addressor brought good news, good news about herself. She appealed and finally got what she had always wanted. She'll be leaving for Shanghai in the near future.
Unthinkable, yet it was the message and not the content.
Something within him leapt back into life. The unexpected message resuscitated a familiar feeling, a feeling of excitement. Along with the feeling came plans, plans long buried. These recollections snowballed into a wave towering over him, surging, breaking but... just then, he remembers.
There in that fleeting moment of silence, he whispered, "remember me for the things I lay down for Thee."
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