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Just Called To Say Goodbye
"Hey," she says.
"Hey." Our voices sound hollow. We haven't spoken much in weeks.
"So..." I say.
"I dunno. I guess I'm just kind of bored," she says.
"Are you ok, Esther?"
"I'm...fine." Her voice is all wrong. I wonder if she's holding back tears.
"Are you sure?" I ask.
"I dunno. What did you think of the chem test?"
The change of subject is abrupt, but it's a relief.
"It was ok. I couldn't remember all of the polyatomic ions," I say.
"I thought it was ok, too."
"Is there any reason you called?" I ask.
"I guess not..." she says.
Something's wrong.
"Ok. You've just seemed off lately," I say.
"I'm fine!" she says a little too quickly.
"I'm gonna go now," she says.
"Um, ok?" I say.
Silence.
"Well...bye," I say. "See you tomorrow."
"Tomorrow...right," she says.
And Esther is gone.
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