FIA
I stared at my phone like it could give me answers it didn't have.
My father's contact was still on the screen. I'd been looking at it for ten minutes now. Maybe longer. Time felt strange. Slippery. Like I couldn't quite hold onto it.
I hit call.
The dial tone rang once. Twice. Three times.
Then nothing. The call just dropped. Like it had hit a wall and died.
I tried again. Same thing. The phone connected for a second and then cut off completely.
My hands were shaking. I pulled up my messages instead and started typing.
Father, please. I need to talk to you. Something terrible has happened.
I hit send.
The message sat there for a second with the little spinning circle next to it. Then it turned red. Failed to send.
I tried again.
Please answer me. I am not fine.
Failed to send.
Hazel killed Milo. She's lying about everything. Please believe me.
Failed to send.
