Maya
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“No.”
The two-letter word hangs in the air, nearly ripping me out of my chair.
Did he just say ‘No’ to me?
I squint at him from the blanket cocoon I’ve nested myself in on the couch, like he’s grown two heads. “Ryder. Ryder. Listen to me. I am bleeding. Bleeding. My uterus is actively shedding its lining like it’s on a death mission. And you’re denying me ice cream?”
He doesn’t even flinch. “Look, Maya. It’s raining cats and dogs right now. We can’t go to the superstore to get your ice cream. It’s dangerous.”
“Once the rain subsides we will go, okay?”
“You own a car with heated seats and really bright complex headlights. We’ll survive.”
He crosses his arms. “The streets are flooded.”
“Fine, I’m just in extreme pain and the only thing that can shoot me now is chocolate
