cares for me. They just don’t
know how to love me.
I Left My Cell
On the charger. When I turn
it on to check messages,
there are two.
Mom: Sorry I missed
Trey: Where are you?
your call yesterday. We
I know Angela moved
were out celebrating my
back home. I’ll be there
birthday. Are you okay?
tonight. Are you okay?
They both sound totally
stressed. Guess Mom
doesn’t like the idea
of chalking up
another year.
But what’s
up with Trey?
Probably hungry for
meth. Guess what. Now
he’ll have to get it from me.
Why Am I Not More Excited
About Trey coming tonight?
I still love him. But I can’t
seem to find that high-
blood-pressure anticipation.
Maybe it’s knowing some