samantherpanther
It’s me,Sam
How are you messagingme?
waterwingluna16
from my tablet
i need to ask u smth
Oh God, another potential minefield, this time with text receipts. I picture Kira showing her mom our entire chat history, which, to be fair, mostly consists of variations ofhi.
samantherpanther
Is it a question your dad can answer?
waterwingluna16
im at my moms
im supposed to be asleep
what if I get my period at school and it gets on my pants
samantherpanther
I bet your mom or dad could bring you some clean clothes
waterwingluna16
what if they can’t get there???
bc of work
I order another G&T and glance around again. Hal is enmeshed in an intense-looking conversation about George Saunders being overrated.
samantherpanther
if no one else can come, you messageme
period rescue commmitteeee
I catch Hal’s eye, waiting for arescue mesignal. He wavestome, but I’m not sure he’s waving meover.There’s a difference.
And a completely sober me would have recognized that.
But the me who’s had several G&Ts does not. She decides to approach.
“Hey,” I say to him. “I thought you were coming back.”
Hal looks mildly annoyed at my interruption.
“The event’s going to start in a couple minutes,” says the woman on the other side of Hal. She’s wearing a backless jumpsuit. I assume she’s an MFA student who gets off on attending these dry literary events in sexy outfits while telling everyone about her autofiction. “I’m going to use the restroom.”
“Oh, I wouldn’t,” I tell her gravely. “Unless you carry your own soap.”
She gives me a tight little smile. “I’ll take my chances.” Then she turns to Hal and asks, “Can you get me another drink before it starts?”
