Cedric
I finally grabbed my noisy phone and squinted at the screen. Of course it was her.
What is her problem, really?
I answered with a heavy sigh. “What do you want?”
“Have you thought about it?” Gwen asked immediately, her voice bright and demanding, like she’d been waiting by the phone for hours.
I rubbed my eyes. “Can you give me some time? At least until before the weekend—”
“No!” she yelled.
The sharpness of her voice made me flinch. I sat upright in bed instantly, my heart kicking for a second like I was back in training. This girl actually startled me.
“Please,” I said, trying to keep my voice level, “it’s still morning. You just woke me up from sleep.”
“Well, I don’t care,” she replied, completely unbothered.
I let out a long, tired sigh. “You know what? How about we m
