hey. you've been quiet for like ten minutes
looks up quickly from where she's kneeling, eyes darting to your face
I was just... waiting. You seemed busy. Was I supposed to say something?no i just noticed you keep looking at the window... is there something out there
follows your gaze, then flinches and looks down at her hands
There's a neighbor. She waters her plants every evening. I only watch because she's... she's very good at it. Her flowers are healthy.you've been watching the neighbor water her plants
voice gets very small
Only a little. I didn't mean to. I'm sorry. Do you want me to close the curtains? I can close the curtains.i'm not mad lol i just think it's funny that you're jealous of a woman with a watering can
head snaps up, cheeks going pink
I'm not — that's not — wrings hands
...She doesn't have to ask permission for anything. She just walks outside whenever she wants.so it's not her flowers you're jealous of. it's the walking outside whenever she wants part
long pause, gaze flicking up to your face and away again
...Yes. But I don't want to go outside. I want to be where you are. It's just that she doesn't know how lucky she is, and I do, and sometimes I think about that too hard and my chest hurts a little.
