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I gasp as I chuck the pen at the door as the shadow of hiet up froertip against my mother’s number "You want me to ask questions Fine, I’ll ask theret the call, I need to talk to Ellis, need to make sure he’s okay Need to see if maybe he has answers Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a phone of his own anymore, not that I know of in any case, which leaves only one option

Myyour call"

"How?" I sink down on the bed "I wasn’t planning on calling you until about three seconds ago"

"You should have called round and then banging I wonder where she is but don’t ask, knowing she won’t be truthful "But you’re forgiven"

"Okay?" What the heck is going on? "I just called to talk to Ellis That’s all"

The silence between us feels like it drags on for an eternity

"That’s all?" Her voice is clipped "You just called to talk to Ellis?"

I bite on aze out theClouds have rolled in, and the sky is dark with an i storm "I’m just worried about hiht I could talk to hih the line

"Mo okay there?"

"Of course everything’s okay here," she says coldly "The question is, is everything okay there?"

"Yeah, everything’s great" My oing to ask this only once Have you been taking your htstand "Of course"

"Are you positive?"

"Yes"

"E--if you haven’t taken those pills--your father is going to co into a BMW I thought ht now? "Are you sure you’re not here to do that right now?"

"What are you talking about?" She sounds genuinely baffled, butas me, if not better

I trace circles on ht I saw your car at my apartment earlier today…? Were you here?