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Cassandra: i’m really okay

i swear *-*

Beckett: You can come hang out if you want to

Don’t stay at the house all day

I miss talking to you

I even learned the texting abbreviations

Cassandra: :(

i’ll come around soon

Beckett: Promise?

Cassandra: promise <3

Beckett: <3

FEBRUARY, 2017

TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART SEVENTEEN

FEBRUARY, 2017

Kayla: Cassandra

What’s going on?

Why did you call me?

I have dance rehearsal until 7 but I can call you after that

Please wait for me to call you before you do something stupid again

I’m just worried about you

Cassandra: nathaniel got pissed

because i came home late

and locked me out of the house

he said i’m not allowed to go in

i don’t know where dad is

i’m freaking out

Kayla: He what??

Cassandra, draft: I think he raped me

LOSING MY GRIP ON REALITY

Cassandra

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