His Avoidance

Amazing. His avoidance is amazing. How many years has he skipped past this memory. This moment. This anniversary of the end of the dream. What is the answer, the magic number, 42? He wonders if she blocked him on social media or if she simply never created any accounts by choice. A different generation can get away with that. Today, simply dropping out of someone's life requires an action, blocking or moving or a court order, even. Back in their day, all it took was stopping the communication. Not picking up or answering the phone. Losing the number. He wonders why he didn't listen to Steely Dan. He wonders if she wondered before she changed her number. Still, he barely scratches the surface. Avoidance is like that.