CHAPTER 13
LILLY
I feel like an ass that no dog would ever want to sniff. Jerk or not, this guy has a real condition, and here I am, mocking him about it.
Misunderstanding my silence, he says, “Misophonia is when someone has negative responses to certain trigger sounds. Think nails on chalkboard. In my case, it’s chewing and slurping.” He winces as he says the last bit.
“I know that,” I say. “I took a DNA test, and one of the reports explained what it is and told me I’m unlikely to have it.”
He nods. “TENM2 is the gene involved. I haven’t done that test, as I’m not sure what the point of such a report would be. If you have what I have, you know it.”
Yep. Feeling worse by the second. How does he go on dates with that hot woman from the video if he can’t tolerate the sounds of people e
