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My fingers move over the keyboard.

Iris: Can we talk?

I stare at my cell.

For ages, I stare at my cell.

My eyes get dry. My fingers go numb. My heart beats so hard it nearly bursts out of my chest.

Finally, my phone buzzes with a reply.

Lily: I'm sorry, Iris. But I'm not ready to talk to you yet.

Fuck.

I let my cell fall into my lap, I lay back on the couch, pull my knees into my chest.

And I fall apart.

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