before all i heard was silence

Heart stuttering, Wille opened up the message with a nauseating cocktail of anxiety, love, dread and hope fluttering in his stomach. He blinked, reread the message again and he huffed out a confused, amused chuckle.Simon:Did you know that a group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope?Wille replied with a wide eyed face emoji. As much as he wished to say more (I'm sorry, how was your day, how are you, where did you learn that fact, I miss you, I love you, I'm sorry) he resisted the urge and instead settled for the evening, rereading the few words over and over.