03.03.17 - 10.17 pm
Theo: Hey
10.52 pm
Rose: Hi
10.55 pm
Theo: How was your day?
11.01 pm
Rose: It was good. How about you?
11.02 pm
Theo: It was okay, I guess
11.05 pm
Rose: Just okay
11.06 pm
Theo: Just okay
11.07 pm
Rose: Tell me what's wrong
11.08 pm
Theo: How do you know that something is wrong?
11.09 pm
Rose: Because I know you
Rose: And you sound really depressed in your texts
11.11 pm
Theo: You're good
Rose: I know, now start typing
11.12 pm
Theo: I hate that everyone's pitying me
11.13 pm
Rose: No one's pitying you, Theo
11.15 pm
Theo: My family are
Theo: My brother came around yesterday and said that he managed to get me a job interview at his law firm
Theo: He said that I could start off as an assisstant and then work my way up
11.17 pm
Rose: Your brother isn't pitying you, Theo
Rose: He's just trying to help you
11.19 pm
Theo: But I don't want his help
11.21 pm
Rose: Why not?
11.22 pm
Theo: Because he might now know it, but he is subconsciously pitying me
Theo: He's setting me up with girls and now he's trying to get me a job
Theo: And I know the whole family is talking about my recent divorce, especially since she left me for my boss.
11.23 pm
Rose: I can see how that can really start getting to you
11.24 pm
Theo: Yeah
Rose: Maybe you need to go away for a little while?
11.25 pm
Theo: You think?
Rose: Yeah, I do
Rose: You'll be able to clear your head and then you can come back and sort out all your problems
11.26
Theo: I'll definitely consider that
Theo: Thanks, Rose
Rose: Any time
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His Stranger [COMPLETE]
Short StoryA story in which he spends his nights talking to a stranger. #47 in Short Story - 25.07.17 Cover by @guyswithguitars Copyright © 2017 @_illuminating All Rights Reserved