-a week later-
"Hey, Ivory."
"Hey, Leo!"
"Leo, that's new."
"What? Has no one ever given you a nickname before."
"...uh...not really."
"Oh wow...."
"Yeah I don't wanna talk about it."
"That's fine! We've only known each for a week, I don't expect a whole life story."
"Yeah, I try not to share too much."
"I'm okay with sharing. I think we've known each other long enough to know that we aren't psychopaths."
"You don't know me. I could be."
"But you're not."
Haha! Yeah I'm not!"
"Woah! Is that a genuine laugh I hear?"
"No!"
"Your laugh is adorable! I love it!"
"Can you please un-love my laugh?"
"Nope, it's unforgettable."
"Please forget."
"It's ingrained in my mind—"
"Stop."
"—like ancient stone tables in a tomb of a great pharaoh."
"Hahaha! You're a dumb ass."
"Imma funny dumb ass."
"Yeah, whatever."
"So, Watcha doin"
Math homework."
"Can I help!?"
"Are you good at algebra?"
"I like to think I am."
"18 + 4(6 ÷ 2)^2"
"That sounds kinda easy."
Your the one that wanted to help. I didn't ask."
"I wanna be helpful!"
"Okay, okay be helpful."
"So you do 6 ÷ 2 first to get 3. Then you square 3 to get 9. Then you multiply 9 by 4 to get 36. Then add 36 to 18."
"Ivy I don't think that right."
"Aww, you gave me a nickname!"
"That was accident."
"How, though?"
"Never mind. That's not the point."
"Okay?"
"I think you're supposed to add first then multiply."
"Nope. PEMDAS my friend PEMDAS."
"What?"
" Parentheses, Exponent, Multiple or Divide, Add or Subtract. Mean you're supposed to multiply first."
"Ooooohhh! Your right!"
"See! I'm smart!"
"You're still an idiot to me!"
"Hey! Hahahaha!"
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Let Me Save You
Short StoryTrigger Warning: This book contains suicidal themes. If you're triggered by this I would not advise reading. You have been warned. Leona calls a number thinking it's a suicide hotline, when really it Ivory. A girl who number Leona actually called.
