Chloe
Good night, Steven.
I put my phone down, finished the last of the mac and cheese and dropped the bowl in the sink so it could be tomorrow’s problem, and headed back to my bed, where a book was waiting for me on the nightstand, full of dragons and war and good sex and women who could do anything, even if it hurt.
I rolled into bed, grabbing the book as I went. But I didn’t open it right away. I held it to my chest and stared unseeingly at the ceiling, that text he sent me playing over in my mind.I never win, even when you’re asleep.
I had said terrible things to him that day at the library. True things, but terrible all the same. I wasn’t sorry, and I wasn’t going to take them back now or try to soften the blow.
But I wondered, lying there, if the cruelest words in his head weren’t mine at all.
8
STEVEN
Monday,3 a.m.
Steven
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I saw this and thought of you.
Chloe
A cat hiding in the couch so it can smack a person on the head makes you think of me?
Steven
What, you don’t see the similarities? It’s your goddamn twin.
Tuesday,3 a.m.
Steven
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Talk me out of getting an ostrich.
Chloe
Did you know that ostriches have 4-inch claws and like to kick? Anyway, you should totally get one. :)
Wednesday,3 a.m.
Steven
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What about emus? I don’t think I am strong enough to resist an emu in a Sunday hat.
Chloe
I bet Junior would like a hat.
Steven
I already ordered it.
