LEGEND:
Leigh - italics
Colton - bold
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"Hello, this is Teen..."
"Which 3 letters change a girl into a woman?"
"Oh, uh, ahem..."
"It's AGE, dirty-minded. Next. Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?"
"Inc..."
"Yup. Next. How many babies does it take to paint a wall?"
"The hell?"
"Depends on how hard you throw them. Okay. Next."
"Are you high?"
"Yes, for a dwarf."
"Hades, answer my question."
"Hell no."
"Dam it. Seriously, Colton. Are you high or drunk? Or something?"
"People are always drunk on something. For you, it's reality."
"Isn't everyone drunk on it?"
"Remember! Reality is an illusion, the universe is a hologram, buy gold, bye!"
"You still haven't answered my question."
"I'm neither drunk nor high, just lonely as fuck and kinda loco."
"Legit."
"Are you not gonna try and cheer me up?"
"What, is that what I always do?"
"Yes, it's a process called 'customer service'."
"Huh, serious business. But, uh, shouldn't your girlfriend be doing that and not some girl?"
"You're not just 'some girl'. And... about my girlfriend... we kinda broke up."
"Oh... poor you."
"No, not really. I mean, I've always known it was gonna come. I'm, uh, pretty well prepared."
"Then why diyyah still call to talk about it?"
"Well... I don't know. Psychology stuff, probably."
"Subconscious actions suck."
"I know."
"And... uh [clears throat] what do you mean by saying I'm not just 'some girl'?"
"Uh, hah [short nervous laugh] I dunno, because maybe you are Leigh and not just, uh, a complete stranger?"
"That doesn't..."
"Uh, my cat's calling, bye!"
[Click.]
"... make sense...?
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Teenage Helpline
Short StoryIn which an optimistic girl tries to fix a broken boy. But a helpline can only do so much. ████████████████ Written in dialogue form. Also written when I was like 15 so please don't come for me :') Not a prequel to "Parent Helpline". © @MiaNightlock...
