Page 12 of Rules for Vanishing

MEL (4:32 pm): Someone should be there if she’s going but we don’t all have to be. This isn’t an intervention. She just needs someone so she doesn’t slit her wrists in the woods or something.

TRINA (4:33 pm): That’s insensitive and crass.

MEL (4:33 pm): Insensitive and crass is basically my brand so

PRIVATE MESSAGE: MEL/NICK

NICK (4:33 pm): This is perfect—you show up and save Sara from herself and she’s so grateful she swoons into your firm yet supple embrace.

MEL (4:33 pm): You know I will cut you if you say the word supple in any context ever again and also shut up.

PRIVATE MESSAGE: ANTHONY/MEL

ANTHONY (4:34 pm): Mel. Cut it out.

MEL (4:34 pm): It was a joke.

ANTHONY (4:34 pm): Kyle tried to kill himself a couple months ago.

MEL (4:35 pm): Fuck

MEL (4:35 pm): Really?

MEL (4:35 pm): KYLE?? That’s why he wasn’t in school? I thought he had the flu.

ANTHONY (4:35 pm): He’s okay-ish. I think. Just lay off the jokes.

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MEL (4:35 pm): Sorry

ANTHONY (4:36 pm) There’s always a chance she doesn’t show.

TRINA (4:36 pm): Then it’s on us.

MEL (4:36 pm): Uh. What’s on us.

TRINA (4:37 pm): The game.

MEL (4:38 pm): IT’S NOT REAL

ANTHONY (4:38 pm): I’m bringing someone in case Sara doesn’t show. Unless you want to partner up, Trina.

TRINA (4:38 pm): I already agreed to go with someone.

PRIVATE MESSAGE: ANTHONY/TRINA

TRINA (4:39 pm): There’s something else I need to talk to you about.

ANTHONY (4:39 pm): What’s up?

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NICK (4:39 pm): Cool. That settles it, then. Midnight in the woods, yeah?

TRINA (4:40 pm): I don’t actually know where to go.

NICK (4:40 pm): Vanessa got the GPS coordinates. I’ll text you guys.

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