“So what if you don’t get the results you desire? Start anyways.”
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~ Elizabeth ~
It was nine pm, my bedtime. I had just turned off the bedside lamp when my phone dinged with a notification. I glanced at Mom, who was now fast asleep beside me… before unlocking my phone and checking it out.
It was Patrick.
:Still up?
“Yes,” I replied with a surprised smile.
:Okay. Can you come online?
I nodded, though he couldn’t see me.
“Okay.”
I logged into my messenger app and received a text from him almost immediately.
:Hi.
“Hi,” I typed back.
:What are you up to?
“About to crash in for the night. You?”
:Same here…
“You, okay?” I asked, almost hearing and reading between the lines of his text.
:Yeah. You?
“I’m okay.”
:The moon looks gorgeous tonight, doesn’t it?
At his message, I
