Reaction

On the wall a periodic table stares at me. Along with posters of atoms and scientists scattered around the room. I sit at my lab table, as topics like ionization, polarization, and titration are put on the board. As I go down the list, I read the word reactions. Something inside instantly changes. Synthesis, single and double replacement, and combustion are easy and give me no trouble. Decomposition is impossible. A single compound breaking into multiple parts. I couldn’t focus on something as simple as the decomposition of salt. NaCl turns into sodium + Chlorine. It created an echo inside my head dragging me away from the lesson. Two things that were supposed to be together separated by something as innocent as heat. The reaction is irreversible.