Where are you calling from

To those who asked. Thanks.

Stressed? No, everyone is getting stressed during this period.

Worried? No, not particularly.

Empty? Yes.

Empty

I was having a project discussion late in school and there we were, throwing ideas, bouncing them around and I was trying to key them in. Cradling the bottom was an ambiguious question that seemed impossible to decipher, but nevertheless some thoughts were thrown around and there I was, at the keyboard.

And my mind went blank.

I tried to type a few words out, and it sputtered and dripped onto the screen.

A friend offered to take over the keyboard but I refused, acting a little stubbornly.

I closed my eyes and took in a breath of air, and I tried again.

Three more words were coughed out before it went splat.

She offered to help again but for the second time I refused, somewhat more persistently and just stared at the screen. This went on for a few more moments before another friend came over and told me to take a break.

And I walked away, confused, lost and largely emptied. Hovering around the room in search of something to occupy my mind, I saw an abandoned phone lying on a table and proceeded to plug it into the wall socket.

What greeted me when I lifted the handset was a continous dialing tone, even though I haven't pressed any numbers.

And I waited, pressing the phone to my ear.

But nobody answered.