The List
- They answered when they were not supposed to.
- They remembered something tiny.
- They compared me to no one.
- They made me feel like the exception.
The Naughty List
Small exceptions can become enormous when someone is unavailable.
The fantasy grew around exceptions, not consistency.
Scarcity turns small gestures into evidence.
Being chosen in fragments still leaves you living around absence.
Did they choose you, or did they choose the thrill of having a secret?