Friday 25th May
12:03 AM
Emersyn: Hi, you up?
August: What's up?
Emersyn: You mad?
August: What?
Emersyn: Nothing, you just seem a lil cold
August: You overthink, you wanna call?
Emersyn: Only if you're free
*Incoming call*
"You overthink Em."
"Well you send weird toned messages"
"Emersyn, I asked you what was up."
"I know, I worry."
"Are you anxious Em, what's going on?"
"No, nothing-"
"It's the middle of the night."
"I know, sorry, it's just, we talk at this time sometimes anyway, right?"
"Yeah we do, but you seem stressed so communicate with me?"
"I just wanted to hear your voice."
"You heard it all day..."
"I'm fine, I promise. I honestly just wanted to talk to you."
"Okay, sorry, I guess maybe it was I that over thought?"
"And me, because I thought you were mad at me."
"Not mad I promise, just slightly asleep."
"I keep waking you up, don't I?"
"Mhm."
"...I'm sorry, just text back saying that you're asleep..."
"Emersyn you know I wait for you to message me first right?"
"What?"
"You know that I want to talk to you, I just wait until you text or call me so I'm not being overbearing."
"Oh."
"Oh?"
"I don't know, I... Oh I forgot to tell you earlier, that I can't do tomorrow."
"Huh?"
"Like deliveries."
"Em? Are we good?"
"Yes. Yes. No it's not about that, or us or whatever the hell is going on. Rhett's last day, I promised I'd stay."
"Okay, would you like me to deliver anything special for you all?"
"Err, no, I don't think so. But I could ask mum in the morning."
"Okay, just ring to let me know."
"August?"
"Mm."
"You sound so sleepy, don't worry, I will talk to you tomorrow."
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In Emersyn's Light
RomanceA global pandemic has seen so many people separated from love ones, families spread, torn, missing each other. Yet, in this separation, in this darkness that is the world, her light keeps shinning. It always did. The only difference is that it's li...
