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I s rid of her
To Thai Thx
She’d sentelse that only cauessed it didn’t have the software update for the new emojis
The cell went off a few hours later; this tiht about not answering it, but that was childish and honestly, the thought of continuing this little game of who can piss the other off more exhausted me
"O’Dea," I answered
He seeot off the phone with the police They still haven’t found the boys Or your guitar"
Disappointet ht
"Skylar?"
I cleared it, trying to push the sob that was closing it back down "Yeah, I heard you"
He was so quiet I thoughtup I was about to do the sa a sketch artist over to the flat"
I felt so up "Okay When?"
"The artist will be there in an hour Her na soht catch the little pricks "Got it"
"Call if--"
"I need anything," I finished wryly "I know"
"Right" He hung up without saying goodbye
"Ass," Ithe cell across the floor out of reach
It was hard to get back intothe arrival of the sketch artist And Shelley, a petite brunette with big round blue eyes, turned up atfrom a police sketch artist but it wasn’t Shelley Her hair was cut pixie short and she had piercings all along the cuff of her right ear Her lip was pierced and her entire right ar the appearance of an extrovert, Shelley seenized me The entire ti someone she’d sketched for Skylar Finch As soon as she left, I called O’Dea
"What’s wrong?" he answered, sounding concerned
For a moment, it threw me "Is that how you always answer your phone?"
I could practically feel hiitation "Skylar?"
"ShelleyI think she recognized me What if--"
"Part of her job is strict confidentiality She won’t--she can’t--say a word"
"Okay You’re sure?"
"Do you think you’ll ever be ready for the world to find you?"
Nope
"I need time You promised me that at least"
"And it’s a proh!" I shook the cell, desperate to throw it across the roouy really needed to learn to civilly finish a conversation
THE GENTLE ACOUSTIC FILLED THE apartht of O’Dea expertly playing his Taylor He distracted ood
When he finished, I opened my eyes, unable to help the surprise inlook "Ever the shock"
"Wellit is shocking," I adainst the chair while O’Dea took his usual spot on the couch