Space
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. (Viktor E. Frankl)
If...
I...?
No.
Not I...?
Not you. Me.
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So if you...?
So if I said... No...
If you said No...?
No. Not if I said No.
You said, No. You did.
I didn't.
You didn't say, No?
No.
Oh.
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No. I didn't say No. I said... No, I can't.
You can't what?
I can't say it.
Just say it.
Do you want me to say it?
I don't know. I suppose... Once you've said it...
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I know. Once I've said it...
It's out there?
Yes. Once I've said it, it would be...
Out there.
It would.
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So?
So perhaps...
So perhaps...?
I won't.
You're sure?
Yes. I'm sure.
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Okay then.
It's okay?
Yes.
It's really okay?
Yes. If you're sure... Then it's really okay.
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We're still good?
We're still good.
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Even though...?
Even though.
About the Creator
Stephanie Ginger
Writer, screenwriter, poet, playwright, journalist. I love the drama of life: long, short, on the page or on the screen but always character-driven.
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