Page 20 of Bonepetal

Miles

ALIVE CHECK??

If you don’t text me back I’ll go total suburban mom on you and call every mother fucker I know until I know ur ass is alive

Me

lol, I’m alive. showering. calm down

Miles

Calm?? Me??? Be serious

Me

ur right, calm is like a foreign language to you

Miles

Rude. Also—Nathan? He’s still ignoring me. Tell me you’ve heard from him

Me

no. nothing. radio silence

I stare at my thread with Nathan. Last message from me:Seriously?From last night. Fine. One more ping into the void.

Me

NATHAN?? Hello? We’re all freaking out at this point.

No read receipt. Of course.

Clothes, hair, armor-level mascara. I glance around the apartment knowing I should spend the morning cleaning before class, but if I stay here, I’ll end up sketching his mouth and talking to birds. Which, honestly, has already happened, but we can try to pretend I’m normal for one morning.

So, instead, I pull my phone back out and shoot off a text to Miles.

Me

Coffee before class? My treat.

Miles

Bet. Be there in 20.

And just so you know, I’m ordering the biggest coffee they sell. I deserve it after last night.

Me

Oh? What exactly happened last night?

MIiles

Girl, please. Let me get caffeine in me first, then you’re getting the unabridged director’s cut.

Me

You better. I want all the details.