Because of Me

“Just let me know…” Justin said calmly.

“I won’t quit. Just…give me some time to sort myself out a little,” I replied determinedly.

“Alright. Don’t stress yourself out,” Justin said encouragingly.

“Thank you…” I replied sweetly.

I hung up and then tossed the phone onto my bed. It bounced a couple of times on the mattress before settling down. I stared down at the half-full ice cream pint and wondered if it was half full or half empty. Doesn’t really matter either way. The calories that I had consumed would be the same no matter how I looked at it. I laughed a little to myself as I stuffed more ice cream into my mouth. If I ate it all, then I wouldn’t need to worry if it was half full or half empty.

If only my troubles will disappear along with this pint of ice cream…