It definitely was not okay.
['Warren, I'm here.'
'Let me in.'
'Warren, please, I swear to God, please answer me.']
Those were the messages that were staring back at him when he unlocked his phone.
I'm not okay. This isn't-
"Warren? Hey, buddy, c'mere..." Jordan takes him gently in their arms, wiping away his tears. I'm crying? When did that happen? "It's okay, I'm here. We don't have to-"
"No, I want to. I-" He hiccupped, trying to steady his breath. "I need to. I need to hear these. See these."
"Okay. Take it easy, alright bud?" They backed up a little, but kept an arm around his shoulders, hand occasionally rubbing small circles on his back. Warren took a few deep inhales, hoping to calm himself down. Jordan is here. We're going to do this together.
"Okay."
"Okay?"
"Yeah. I'm... Let's do this."
"Okay," Jordan's arm slipped from around him, but moved to grab his hand, achoring him in place. "You sure?"
"Yes."
[21 New Messages]
[7 Missed Calls]
[3 New Voicemails]
[14 New Messages: Jordan]
['Warren?' {10:02pm}
'Warren, buddy, you there?'
'I know you're home. I can see the lights on'
'Warren, please' {10:14pm}
'please warren i'm worried about you' {10:43pm}
'warren?' {10:51pm}
'please tell me you're safe' {11:12pm}
'you turned the lights off. is everything alright?' {11:25pm}
'why did you turn the lights off'
'hello?' {11:32pm}
'it says they're delivering but you're not answering and i'm getting worried' {11:36pm}
'please tell me you're just going to sleep' {11:41pm}
'warren i'm begging you please answer me' {11:47pm}
'goodnight. i love you. please, please be okay. please.' {12:09pm}]
[2 New Messages: Ali]
['warren? is everything alright? Jordan said they tried texting and calling you but you're not answering...'
'we love you, and we care about you. i hope you know that. be safe, please, for Jordan's sake.' {10:24pm}]
[1 New Message: Marty]
['Is everything alright dude? Must be something crazy if Cindy's worked up about it. Let us know if you need any help. We're here for you' {10:37pm}]
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General Fiction"Still, you shouldn't do that," A voice chirped from beside him, and Warren sighed. "It's not good for you." "Yeah," Warren sighed, running the hand not holding a half-burned cigarette through his nearly-white blond hair. "You're not wrong..." Silve...
