"hellloooo," came a voice from the other side of the screen. it was a thick, british accent and she was not sure that that was what she had been expecting. i am silly, she thought, of course the accent would be freaking british.
"hi," she muttered back. things were awkward for her. she kept her eyes resolutely on the sheet of her bed, finding it terrifying to look up. her hands were clammy. but then, she did raise her neck to have a look at him properly.
he had black hair and dark eyes, just like in his profile picture from tumblr. he was wearing a black shirt and looking expectantly at her. reality hit her; she had to converse — she couldn't sit there like a zombie!
"er, i am sorry. this is my first time skyping someone who i have never met. i, er, really don't know what to say..."
"that's okay. i am socially awkward too."
silence again.
"so," he said shortly, "you never did tell me what you think of drugs."
"you never did ask much about it."
"well, i am asking now. so, what do you think about them?"
"i think drugs are bad."
"really? i think they are quite the opposite."
her hold on her phone had tightened and her toes were curled in. she swore she could feel sweat on her forehead. god, couldn't he have chosen another topic? anything but this.
"i was lying," she said finally and took a deep breath. "i have done a hell lot of them."
"interesting," he mused. "what have you done?"
"oh, the whole works. meth, cocaine, acid...mainly...." she trailed off. mara hated that word. hated that last word off her incomplete list. she hated it for making her so miserable. and yet, in the evenings, she still took it.
"come on, mainly what? don't leave me hanging."
"mainly heroin."
"bloody hell!"
YOU ARE READING
on distance and needs
Cerita Pendek❝she really doesn't like rambling with strangers online...but this...this one is a tad bit different.❞ this is an anthology of calls, texts and feelings of a girl and a boy separated by almost 4000 miles. who knew geographic facts could prove to be...
