Uncertainty

My friend and colleague is crying. I can hear her on the phone through the thin office walls, talking and sobbing and gesturing her hurt with her voice.

And I don't know what to do about it. I don't know that I have the right to go to her, let her know I can hear what's going on and that I know she's in pain.

She recently lost a father and a grandmother to death. She is contemplating marrying a guy from the other side of the world, who she doesn't really know. It could be anything to do with these, it could be totally unrelated.

So I hesitate..

...until it's too late. She leaves quickly, locks her office in one motion and is gone. And I've done nothing.