Thirty-eight: Taleen

I haven’t seen Josh since last Monday. Today is Thursday. I haven’t even seen him at college. Well, we don’t share the same building, so it’s expected. It turns out that his mum is here to stay for a few days. I haven’t seen her either since Monday. Something I’m glad for. This woman freaks me out. No, she isn’t bad, but she has so much faith in me and I am not sure if I’m worthy of her trust. I don’t want to let her down.

I text him every day. He told me that he hasn’t been at his best. He didn’t sleep last night. I wanted to go to his place, but I didn’t want his mother to have any wrong thoughts. I don’t want her to think that I’m his girlfriend.

I terribly want to see him. I think I may pass by after my lecture. I’ll just say hi. Nothing more. I have a shift, so maybe I can pass by before going there. I take my phone out of my bag and call him.

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