Chapter 33

I stepped our of the shower feeling a little more honon the hot water food washed away time of the it couldn’t touch the ache in my chest. I dried off slowly slipped into my top pajamas The that always made me feel small and sate and lumbed to bed. The sheets were cool against my up to my chm and reached for my phone on the nightstand

It was finally charged. The screen lit up with notifications. Missed calls from Mom A few tenc Lopened the tapped her name.

It rang twice before she answered.

“Hey dear,” Mom said. Her voice was warm but worried.

“Hey,” I replied. My own voice sounded small.

“Why was your phone off today?”

“Sorry. Forgot to charge it.”