65 days, 17 hours since the last time I saw her, not that I'm obsessed or anything, just bored and empty. My days are all the same, I only have two types of thought, work and her. I use to have a social life, bright colours filled my eyes, and the occasional girl, but now it's lost to me with her and I spend my nights ignoring the loud TV.
I sit down at my desk, silently sipping the coffee I don't remember buying. My eyes flickered as absentmindedly as ever around the room, to Ziva's still empty desk, no, I mustn't think about her, to McGee at his desk to…wait…that isn't McGee. I try to make my eyes focus just a little bit more. Jimmy, yes, I'm sure.
"What are you doing here Palmer?" I ask in my now normal monotone voice.
"I just came to congratulate McGee, I said hello but…"
Of course, I didn't hear him, I never do any more. No one ever comes to see me, apart from McGee that is. When he wasn't with Abby anyway. They were a couple and everyone but her knew he was about to propose. But wait…congratulations?
"Congratulate him for what?" I asked cautiously, begging that it wasn't what I thought, but knowing deep down it was.
"He proposed to Abby last night and she said yes. Surely you knew, he's your best friend, but I suppose he didn't tell you because…"
My heart sank even lower than before. Though I would hate to admit it, McGee is my best friend and he didn't tell me the best news of his life because he thought I'd be…sad…angry? How did he think I would feel when I finally found out, he couldn't keep it a secret forever. Do people really think I'm that fragile? I carefully put together an illusion every day. But it obviously doesn't work. Of course I'm sad thought, my broken heart shattered more. My best friend is getting married in a couple of months. I would be too, if she hadn't let go.
"I have to go." I murmured through gritted teeth as I felt my eyes begin to water, my throat begin to clog. And then I stormed to the elevator. Just as I got there, McGee came out of the elevator, a stupid happy smile on his face.
"Hey Tony, I have something to tell you!" he said, starting happy and ending on a slightly sombre tone when he saw my expression.
"Just leave me alone for once!" I almost screamed as I pushed down him in to the elevator and slumped down on the floor and wept.
So, I know this is Tiva, but I was trying to think of ways to break Tony more, and this was the first thing to come to mind.
Meerkat Mythologer.