JASON
My phone started ringing again.
I didn’t even need to look at the screen.
I already knew who it was.
The sound echoed through the office for several seconds while I continued staring out the window.
I let it continue.
Behind me, I heard Sage move.
She had finally taken one of the chairs across from my desk after exhausting herself with all the pacing and dramatic reactions.
The phone kept ringing.
Sage looked at me.
Then at the phone.
Then back at me.
“You know it’s not going to stop ringing if you keep ignoring it.”
I didn’t answer.
The phone continued vibrating across the desk.
Sage frowned.
“Are you not going to pick that up?”
“No.”
The answer came immediately.
Sage blinked.
“No?”
I turned away from the window and looked at the screen for the first time.
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