Life is too short

I had just called my friend after a long while this year. It was probably the first time we were talking since the start of the year. She was my best friend in campus and still is my best friend to date. The sound of her voice on the other end was nostalgic.  Because I did not have enough airtime on my phone I hurried the conversation, making sure I said the most important things

“Yani tuliamua mimi na wewe hatutakuwa tukiongeleshana” (You mean we-You and I- decided we would not be in speaking terms). She said this as we conversed on the phone and it made me feel so guilty I wished she had another friend other than me. It was the feeling of having let someone down and not being there for them when they needed you most. We patched up our gaps in less than three minutes with the promise of meeting so we could catch up more.