Tyler
dude you can't just leave me hanging like that
Me
later i promise
Tyler
fine but you owe me
also the whole house knows Seb can fuck the hell out of you now so congrats on that
I look around the empty hallway like someone might be watching, face going hot.
Me
fuck off
Tyler
Ian said it sounded like you were being murdered in there
Tyler
but like, in a good way
Me
i will tell Ethan about spring break junior year
Three dots appear. Disappear. Appear again.
Tyler
you wouldn't
Me
try me
Tyler
...
i will never tease you about your sex life again
Me
that's what i thought
see you at the house later
I pocket my phone, still red-faced, and go back to staring at the auditorium doors.
Come on, Doc. You've got this.
The minutes crawl by. I check my phone approximately seventy-three times. I count the ceiling tiles. I contemplate the meaning of life and whether Swiss grocery stores carry American cereal brands.
