"did you make it?"
joy couldn't hold herself back.""yes, i did."
"ok good. do you have enough money to do the things on your list?"
"yeah, my mom hasn't cared about how much money i spend. she hasn't cared since fifth grade."
joy's heart broke because in that moment, she knew that it was olivia. she knew for sure. steadying her voice, she replied,
"okay then. i want you to leave tonight. don't tell anybody. and after you do something on the bucket list, call me and tell me about it.""well, i have a plane to catch."
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finding joy
Short Story"hello, this is helping hotline, how may i help you?" "i think i'm depressed." ••• in which a girl unknowingly calls her best friend and tells her she's depressed.