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Bk 3, Ch 24: Rose
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Do you know why phone companies make their ring tones so annoying? It’s because people won’t answer their phones if something awesome plays. This is why I set annoying ringtones for the people I love, and awesome ringtones I could dance to for the spam calls.
So, when an obnoxious ringtone woke me up the morning after mine and Kimi’s ER visit, I couldn’t ignore it. It was Mrs. Graycort. Can I just say how weird it is to wake up naked in my boyfriend’s bed, and have his mother calling me?
“Hi,” I answered groggily. It wasn’t quite noon, but it would be after noon back home. “How are things back home?”
“Rose Harriet Braedon. I want to know if you’re okay,” she said sternly.
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