Monday morning, I awoke to an urgent text from Lily.
Video call me. Immediately.
I got out of bed and brushed my hair as quickly as possible but did not dress myself otherwise. I knew that Lily wouldn’t care how I looked, considering how early it was. Besides, whatever this was…I just wanted to get it over with.
My heart leapt into my throat as the phone rang. It seemed like an eternity before Lily finally answered.
“Hi, Crystal,” she said. She looked about as put-together as I did at that moment. “Thank you for calling me so quickly.”
“No problem.”
“You look like how I feel.”
We chuckled, but it was dry and half-hearted.
“Well, you know, it’s been a rough couple of days.”
“Yeah,” Lily said, her eyes looking away from mine. “I’d hate to make it any worse…”
I closed my eyes and le
