So, this one's for nikkidog, who requested a drabble about the word 'hey'… I hope you like it!
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Hey
It can mean so many things, that simple word. It's a greeting, an opening to conversation, or a signal that no more needs to be said.
Three letters, and it's hello, how are you, I'm okay.
When he's entering your office to ask a simple question, when he returns from a trip and you realise how much you've missed him, when he visits you in the hospital and you've never been so glad to see anyone; that tiny word is all you need.
When you're checking in at the end of a long day, when you're thanking her for performing yet another selfless act for you, when you're standing on her doorstep after realising she's the one; offer her those three letters, and she'll take them.
With one word spoken, a thousand are not.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
I love you.
They hear the tone, they see the expression, they catch every glimpse of meaning there is to be captured, and use it to distinguish one from another. Nothing else is needed, and the space in between is filled with all the things other people have to voice out loud. It's just a word – short and simple - but to them, it is so much more.
