The Failed Breakup Message, Still His

The dust on the old phone was three years thick when I finally dug it out.

I charged it for half an hour, and the screen finally flickered to life.

The messaging app logged in automatically, and the chat history loaded page by page.

Landon Reed’s name was the third one down on the list.

The last message was from me―three simple words: “Let’s break up.”

There was a red exclamation mark right next to it.

Sending failed.

I stared at that red mark, my thumb hovering over the glass, fr