9 Ways I Knew I Was in Too Deep

The List

1. I checked my phone before I checked myself.
2. I got jealous without a right to be.
3. I planned around chance encounters.
4. I resented interruptions from real life.
5. I reread messages for mood regulation.
6. I felt chosen by crumbs.
7. I hid how much it mattered.
8. I defended what I would not disclose.
9. I knew the silence had power over me.