Obey me, Dean (Short Story )
Me: I can’t be here for too long.
Me: Rand, please say something.
The messages sat there, taunting me. Delivered, but unread. No reply. No typing indicator. Just silence.
Maybe he was on his way. I just had to wait a little more.
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I waited 20 long minutes. As soon as time ran out ,I grabbed my phone. My thumb jabbed at the screen,refreshing again and again, still nothing.
My stomach twisted. The single gray tick beside each message confirmed it—he wasn’t getting them. Or worse, he was and just didn’t care.