The Most Dangerous Game You'll Ever Play

I've been full of thoughts recently, as evident by the four posts in two days. I had promised myself I'd never write more than once a day...but sometimes I have more thoughts than can be whittled into one post.

Here's the name of the game: What If...


Directions: Begin a statement "what if..." and finish by say something that you could have done but didn't or could have said but didn't or something of the like. Then, think about it.

Sometimes you'll chew and chew on that nugget of speculation until it disintegrates and you can start a new one or sometimes you'll gnaw on it so long it gets hard and nasty or sometimes no matter how long you think about it, it will never stop. Dangerous, I tell you. The results are unpredictable and each speculation is unprecedented.

I have found myself playing this game a few times recently but always with the same thoughts.

...what if I hadn't been so tired when I gave Jen that answer?
...what if I had gone to a different college?
...what if I had studied abroad this semester?
...what if I had been in Iowa for the tournament on February 26th and 27th?
...what if I had kept my mouth shut?
...what if I had told her myself?
...what if I had cried?
...what if I hadn't run away?
...what if i hadn't waited so long?
...what if I had listened when she said 'please please please don't go'?
...what if I go back?

This is a very dangerous game. I would advise you against participation unless you can stop your mind.