second guesses
Alone in his house, Robert couldn’t stop second-guessing his decisions. “Should I have been more cautious?” he pondered.
Each step he had taken replayed in his head, from the initial invitation to the moment he discovered the theft.
Guilt gnawed at him, but he also felt a strange sense of resolve. “If they come back,” he thought, “I’ll be ready.” Despite everything, he couldn’t stop hoping for a better outcome.