this time, joy called olivia.
"woah, breaking the rules, missy? i thought only the customers could call."
"well, i've broken many rules already, this one couldn't possibly matter."
"you must've called for some reason. why?"
"have you gone storm chasing yet?"
"no but i'm in the car on the way. if i die, don't tell my mother i met my biological father."
"you won't die, stop worrying."
"okay, at least someone believes in me."

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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.