

Yeah, I saw it (No,
I didn’t answer)
Seven missed calls Three more texts Someone asking
“What comes next?”
Blue light Half past two
Everybody Needs something from you
Open tab Open mouth Say the right thing Send it out Keep
it moving Don’t disappear Make yourself Useful here
Reply
React
Confirm
Come back
Reply
React
Confirm— (No) I’m not always available
I’m not always on
If I leave you on read
The world carries on
I’m not always available
I don’t owe you tonight
You can watch that little green dot Go offline Offline
Offline Let it die
Morning meeting Lunch-time ping
Someone wants “One tiny thing”
Thumb goes up
Face goes blank
Another favor
No one thanks
“Quick question”
“Got a sec?”
“Just checking in” “What do you think?”
I think
I think
I think—
I need a minute
Typing… Typing… Typing… Deleted.
No update No comment No quick call No problem No summary No
follow-up No
smiley face No thumbs
up I saw it I’m just not answering I’m not always available
I’m not always yours You can knock
You can buzz
You can wait at the door I’m not always available
And nothing went wrong I turned the whole damn thing off And
the world— Went on
Seen
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