"hello, this is helping hotline, how may i help you?"
"i think i'm depressed."
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in which a girl unknowingly calls her best friend and tells her she's depressed.
as joy walked down the halls, she couldn't help but wonder if that caller was who she thought it was. if it was olivia, she would've known right? but at the same time, who else could it be? she saw olivia smiling while talking to a friend in the hall. joy thought it looked fake.
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after school, joy and olivia were hanging out at recharge, the best café in town. after olivia left, the same number as the night before called. joy but on her best happy façade and answered the call.
"helping hotline! how may i help you?"
"please help me."
"what should i do to help you?"
"tell me a joke. they're supposed to make you laugh, right?"
"ok....how does a stop sign look when it's angry?"
"ummm, how?"
"it turns red. ba dum tsh." joy laughs nervously to try to stop herself from cringing. is this really the best you can do? she says to herself.
