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Hitting the text icon, I’es from her In fact, there’s been no response to the text I sent her just before the ganore a text fro each other during aps e couldn’t talk on the phone A small flicker of unease settles in my stomach, and never once do I even consider that she’s purposely ignoring h night I mean, she had her second round of chemo just yesterday, so h, and she said her nausea had been well controlled but that she was feeling more tired than norame

I type out a quick text Are you okay?

After I hit "send," I set the phone down and start to get dressed, the general locker roo okay While I’ve had ah I know there’s not much I could do for her if I was there, and I know she’s well taken care of by her friends, it still chafes at irlfriend has cancer and I’m not there by her side when she needs , et lance and let my eyes drop back down to the buttons of ood What’s with the worry face?"

Swiveling my head his way, I try to school my features "Worry face?"

"Yeah…like this" Alex scrunches his eyebroard and pulls his lips down into a frown He looks ridiculous

"You’re cracked in the head," I tell hih that sounds completely flat even to ?"

"It’s nothing I’ Just worried that Olivia hasn’t texted "

"Not stupid, man," Alex validatesto be worried"

I bite down on rab the phone I dial Olivia’s cell nuh to her voiceI can…leave a voice e and hope it doesn’t sound too desperate

"Hey…it’s me Just a little worried that I haven’t heard froet this"

I disconnect and stuffputting ives et a beer down in the hotel bar e get back and then we’ll get a good night’s sleep Our plane leaves early to her in less than twenty-four hours"