Just musing

Let's say you have a friend, someone you see or hear from fairly regularly. But then, out of the blue, that person leaves you nothing but a message saying something like this: "I'll be away for a while. Take care."

What does 'away' mean? It says nothing at all about where or why. All you know is that a few days previously said friend mentioned a possibility of visiting some place. But then again, why wouldn't they simply say so in the message if that was the case?

And then, the even more intriguing 'a while'. How long is that? Three days? Two weeks? A month? More?? Again, no clue.

Gosh, I hate messages that give away basically no information and do nothing for me but build suspense. And if there is something I can't stand, it's suspense. It drives me insane.