The silence

The silence has got to be the worst part of telling someone you like them. I mean gathering your courage to say such a thing in the first place is rough enough, but what really sucks is the waiting for them to respond. It's like an eternity within one minute. And it's not a happy place, it's filled with shadows and doubts and regret and just a slight sliver of hope, that helps feed the chaos swirling around to make it completely unbearable. And then when you finally get the answer, your brain just returns to that wretched millenia moment and analyzes all the things you said and how you said them, and if there was anything you should have added or said instead, a different phrasing to maybe have further helped your cause. It freaking sucks. Seriously.