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When I finish, I fold the paper carefully and sit there, tea untouched, feeling oddly exposed and oddly steady all at once.
I pick up my phone.
Me
I’ve just read it.
It takes a few minutes before she replies.
Chloe
Congratulations.
I blink. Not quite what I had expected.
Me
That sounds… hostile.
Chloe
It’s Sunday.
Me
Right. You’re grumpy.
Chloe
I am not grumpy.
Me
You didn’t ask what I thought.
Chloe
I assumed you liked it. Otherwise you’d be composing a very polite but emotionally devastating message.
I’m overthinking my answer to this way too much, but eventually decide to keep it simple.
Me
I loved it.
Chloe
…
Me
That ellipsis feels pointed.
Chloe
I put a lot of work into it.
Me
