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Girl if you can’t CALL NOBODY…

Stacia

Just saw the news.

Why aren’t you answering???

Are you okay??

Ayesha

Zoe. Be for real.

I swear if you don’t answer…

I stared at the screen, thumb hovering, mind too foggy to come up with anything that made sense.

Typing. Deleting. Typing again.

Finally…

Me

I’m fine.

The response bubble popped up instantly.

Ayesha

You’re fine?! That’s it???

You was supposed to call me when you got back!

You been MIA since you fucking left and your place is on fire. We calling hospitals and you sending one-word texts???

Stacia

You could’ve been hurt.

Dead.

We not doing the mystery girl shit today.

Mars

Fr.

Don’t have us acting like next of kin and you just chillin.

A small tug at my heart.

But my patience for explaining myself was on zero.

I opened the thread again, let my thumbs fly with zero editing.

Me

I’m with my man.

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