BRAYDON
“I’m about to board right now,” I say into the phone, adjusting my bag higher on my shoulder. The airport’s loud, but I can still hear Katy breathing on the other end.
“Okay,” She says. “Guess I’ll see you tomorrow then?”
“Yeah,” I nod, glancing at the line moving ahead of me. “Actually wait, I wanted to ask you something.”
There’s a small pause, like she’s waiting for me to figure out what I’m trying to say. “Yeah? What is it?”
I run my tongue over my teeth. “Umm… would you wanna come somewhere with me tomorrow? Just for an hour. I know you probably wanna stay with Allie and all, but I won’t take up much of your time.”
She doesn’t reply right away. I shift my weight, glance around, and start mentally counting the seconds.
Three… four… five…
My chest tightens a little, stup
