let me down slowly - wilbur soot

chapter 63- imagine

i wait a couple more hours before i text aubrey. i hadn't heard from her at all since the stream, and i want to talk to her one on one. just to make sure we aren't awkward or anything.

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hey (2:11 pm)

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hi! (2:13 pm)

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how are you? (2:13 pm)

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i'm alright, hru? (2:14 pm)

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i'm good (2:14 pm)

why just alright? (2:14 pm)

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i barely slept last night LOL (2:14 pm)

wyd? (2:15 pm)

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thinking (2:15 pm)

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about? (2:15 pm)

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yesterday. if you know what i mean (2:17 pm)

i wince at my boldness, and it takes aubrey a while to respond. my palms start sweating as i continuously see the typing bubble appear and disappear, until she finally sends a response.

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:) (2:21 pm)

i've been thinking about it too (2:21 pm)

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good thinking or bad thinking? (2:22 pm)

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GREAT thinking (2:22 pm)

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stop i'm smiling at my phone (2:22 pm)

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i love it when you smile (2:23 pm)

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i love y-

NO.

backspace backspace backspace.

not now. not yet.

it's not the right time.

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i love it when you smile too (2:24 pm)

are you free rn? (2:24 pm)

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to do what? (2:24 pm)

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