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44: Delivered but unread

I rotated my shoulders and kicked out my feet. A stranger who happened upon me at this moment would think I was preparing for something physical, but it was only a text. The chat between Waylen and me was open. My text from this morning was still unanswered. Delivered but unread. I didn’t know if it was deliberate. All the other texts had been delivered, read, and ignored.

Today, I was determined to be patient with him. I grabbed the phone on the sink and typed a simple good morning message. 

That, too, went unanswered. 

I stepped out of the bathroom and grabbed my handbag from the chair. The room was empty. Malik must be out there. Another rut was approaching, but we hadn’t talked about it. If, after everything, Waylen refused to accept Malik, tough decisions would have to be made. I couldn’t let him suffer that again. I turned to the mirror and smacked my purple lips. The color looked better than I thought it would have on me.

Malik was on

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