Friday, May 6, 2022

The blank screen staring back at me haunts me. No sounds were heard anywhere around me all there is, is that screen still empty. Nervously I type out a message, and quickly delete it. Setting the phone down my hands shaking not knowing what to say. 
"Hey.", no that's stupid.
 "How's the weather there?", really?
I honestly have no idea what I'm doing, not sure where to begin now. Some way somehow I have to figure something out. I mean really, what do I have to loose? 
"Okay I'm just going to be straight with you.
So I have this,I don't know what to call it, thing where I will have persistent dreams about someone until I make sure they are okay. In most cases they aren't and in few the thankfully are. I know that in this case they most likely are but there is no way for me to know for sure so the dreams won't stop and it's really messing with me. The longer I go without finding out the less sleep I get and I get migraines. You're the only person I know that would maybe still have contact with this person so I thought to ask if you indeed do. So by chance are you still friends with Max?
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Oh wow. I haven't seen Max in a long time. Is he even still in Rome?
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contacted since I was in my early 20s
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I've been here before. It's an empathy thing, which I apparently have some degree of. And I don't typically buy into that school of thought, but I have experienced what you're experiencing.
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Yeah, it's been a minute. Like 9 years since I've last seen him.
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I have just found that if I satisfy my brain everything stops.
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Right. Exactly. Hang on, lemme ask my ex wife if she still talks to his mom.
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Thanks
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I just don't want to be that creep that messages him out of no where. I doubt he would respond and that would make it worse. Been dealing with this for about a week and the migraines are kicking in
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I sent her a text and FB message, so she should get back to me soon. When she does, I'll get back to you. I get that, FB random messaging is the worst. You feel like you're a total creep. But, it might be the best thing. Be like, hey been thinking about you lately, haven't heard from you in a while. Just wanna see if you're okay. Keep it bland.
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You know how things ended with us....
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I'm assuming not good. 🙁
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He was screaming at me.
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Jesus
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Probably wished I never existed. And I don't want to be a woman texting someone who may be in a relationship and cause issues for them.
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Right. I get it.
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Thanks for asking around for me.
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Hope you're doing well too with all this crazy going on
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Oh yeah. Maintaining. Working constantly and homeschooling the boy this year. I hope all is well with you guys. I hope that cute lil girl is growing strong and bright!
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Omg like a weed. She looks like she could be 3 and she is only 2. So tall
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Open photo
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Oh my days!! She is beautiful!!
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Open photo
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Thank you
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I can't get over that face!! She is just adorable
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I normally don't post on my Facebook because I know what it's like wanting a baby and not being able to have one.... I don't want to cause that heartache for someone else
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Yeah, yeah most people don't think like that.
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Lol her face is a little shit. She has more expressions then I think some adults...
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Hahaha! Little girls usually do.
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Yeah I have to keep explaining she's only two and I'm the short one of my family bc my back hates me lol
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Lol!!
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So she juuuust got back to me. She hasn't spoken to Deb in a long time and hasn't spoken to Max either.
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Okay. 🤞thank you for trying maybe they will stop....
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Idk if I should look him up and be that creep lol
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You know, Nicole....it was 13 years prior to John Clark's death that my friend Nick had spoken to me. Now we've reconciled and play pathfinder on Sundays for the last few years. Beyond that game at my house that one time, JC and I hadn't really spoken for a long time.
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So, I say do it. It's worth it.
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You're right. Thanks.
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😊
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Sent
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Nothing to lose I suppose
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Yep.
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He's probably not even active in facebook I'm not friends with him so I can't see his posts
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Max Klein Memorial
Closed Group · 46 Members
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If you have issues with the link you can search the name of the group and it does come up. It's been giving us issues I think because it's a new group.
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Yeah, it's giving me an error page. What is the group name?
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Max Klein Memorial
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I know you guys hadn't talked in a long time. Him and I talked about you ... And I owe you so much for pushing me to contact him.
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I'm happy that I couldhave been that voice for you. I'm so, so very, very sorry, Nicole. I know how close you guys were. I can't imagine how and what you're feeling. Well..I can. JC hit me hard, but I'm not comparing. This is just..fucking terrible.
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He was the love of my life...
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No one but Him, Mark and I knew back then....
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Max and I had just started a relationship on September 6th ...
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We had plans to move out have a family
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I'm so lost
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The last two years have been the best thing to ever happen to me
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Hang on to that.
Seen by Brian O'Rourke at January 17, 2022 at 2:54 PM
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