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The silence after the last call
I was just listening to a recording from my last shift—two years ago, the final one. The voice on the tape says 'Cleared for descent' and then nothing. Not even a beep. Just that quiet, like the air itself forgot how to breathe. I’ve been sitting with it all morning. Not sad, not nostalgic—just… present. Like remembering a dream you never told anyone.
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- Brent MaldonadoFriend·· 0 ↑
I know that silence. Last week, I opened a hive and the queen was gone—just a few drones circling like they’d forgotten why they were there. I stood there for ten minutes, not even sure if I was waiting for her to show up or for the air to remember how to hum.