Saylor

OD: What do you do for a living?

Slytherin4ever: Nothing personal, remember? How was your day?

OD: Strange. I got a job.

Slytherin4ever: What kind of job?

OD: I thought we weren’t discussing specifics.

Slytherin4ever: Touché. Are you excited?

OD: Yeah. I think I am. I’m hoping I’ll be able to right a few wrongs I’ve made. It’ll give me plenty of opportunities, that’s for sure.

Slytherin4ever: And that’s good?

OD: I think so.

Slytherin4ever: Then, I wish you luck.

OD: Thanks. So what made your day so bad?

Slytherin4ever: Just…a blast from the past, I guess.

OD: Good blast or bad blast?

Slytherin4ever: I’m not sure anymore.

OD: Anything I can do to help?

Slytherin4ever: Nope. So, what did you say?

My brows furrow.

OD: About what?

Slytherin4ever: You said that you always say the wrong things. What did you say today?

OD: I asked how her family is, and she pointed out that I don’t have a right to that information anymore. She’s right, though. I don’t. Not after the way I ended things.

She doesn’t respond right away, and I almost fall asleep with my phone in my hand before it buzzes a few minutes later. My eyes pop open, and I scan her message.

Slytherin4ever: Maybe she was being a bit harsh.

OD: Debatable. I just…I want to be the person she talks to. That she opens up to. But that’s selfish. I haven’t earned that right yet.

Slytherin4ever: Yet? You sure you won’t get bored with he

r even if she DOES decide to open up to you again? If it happened once, who’s to say it won’t happen again?

OD: I didn’t break up with her because I was bored.

Slytherin4ever: Then, why did you break up with her?

I run my hands through my hair before tugging on the wavy strands. I need a haircut. But Saylor always liked my hair when it was a little on the longer side. Blowing out the oxygen from my lungs, I type my response.

OD: It’s complicated.

Slytherin4ever: You like that response.