9.13.25: Disappearing Friends

You ever have that one friend who disappears from all apps at once? No more green dot. No last seen. No read receipts. They become a ghost. Not in a dramatic way — just... gone. At first, you worry. Then you wonder if they’re just done with it all. Then a month passes. Two. You start thinking maybe they figured something out. Some escape. You want to message them. But part of you respects it. The vanishing. The reclaiming. Sometimes I fantasize about doing the same. But I check my notifications anyway. Just in case they come back. Just in case.