My gamer buddy Andrew was late to my wedding reception. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I thought I had more time.” His wife looked irritated, but we just had to laugh.
Andrew had perhaps the worst time management skills in the world, a bad trait for a gamer, when there is always another shiny a few minutes further along. Or maybe he just always underestimated how long things would take. Whatever it was, his line was invariably, “I’m sorry, I thought I had more time.” We would occasionally hear it as he ducked out near the end of an instance, as he headed off to some event or late to bed. Mostly his wife Sharron heard it as he finished his playing with us. Many a night, as he was shutting down TeamSpeak, we completed it for him in chorus as his connection closed part-way though. Did you get the dishes done while I was out? “I’m sorry, I thought I had –” Honey, we were supposed to leave twenty minutes ago. “I’m sorry, I thought –”
Andrew was 24 when the crash happened. Sharron raced to the hospital when she got the call, but Andrew never made it. 24. I wonder what he was planning to do; we never discussed career plans much. I wonder how many more hours he would have spent with her instead of us if he had known. We never really meant it when we said those would be his last words. He didn’t even get the chance to say them. I’m sorry, Andrew, we thought you had more time.
: Zubon
Wow. As many others, I just stumbled on this. And, as many others, the second paragraph knocked the wind out of me. Beautifuly written. My condolences.
Well, for everyone out there who dont have significant others. Game it up abd no one gets hurt.
I, too, ’stumbled’ onto this and it moved me almost to tears.
What a great tribute to someone who was obviously tremendously close to you. I hope he’s found the time that he always thought he had and is using it to stay close to all those that were close to him.
RIP Andrew.
As I have heard from many people: ‘Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time’. I’m sure he always did what made him happy
That hit like a brick, wasn’t expecting it at all, RIP.
I just did not see that coming. Masterfully written. RIP, Andrew.
that’s a great parody of the fresh prince joke. there’s no way that’s a true story and all you fucks getting emotional and compassionate have fallen for one of the internet’s stupidest memes bwahahahahaha epic lulz
Funny how I’ve had this saved under a tab in my browser thinking I’ll get around to reading it, not realizing how short it was. Finally at 1:05 AM, contemplating suicide, I take the time to read it… it’s shitty…