I sipped my coffee and exhaled, staring out the window of Burney's. The place was nearly empty, the heavy rain pounding the city, keeping most people away. A few customers sat scattered, their umbrellas dripping by the door, clearly just here to escape the downpour that started ten minutes ago. I'd been lucky, getting here half an hour before the storm hit. Now I sat, thinking, my thumb hovering over Mendy's name on my phone. How the fuck was I supposed to say "I love you" and then play it off like, Oops, wrong number? Who'd buy that crap?
I took another sip, the coffee bitter but warm, and finally hit call. One ring, no answer. Two, still nothing. On the third, my mind wandered to Richard—Kayla's worry that he'd hurt himself. Richard? That coward? No way he'd…
"Evan?" Mendy's voice cut through.
"Hmm?" I said, distracted, my brain still on Richard. "Oh, hey, I love you."
╭─────────────╮
Quest Completed
Title: Say that again?
Reward: 30c
╰─────────────╯
