"Mr. Milo, what a pleasant surprise."
"If it's a surprise then how'd you know it was me calling?"
"I literally hung up on you like three minutes ago."
"Speaking of, I'm very annoyed."
"I did apologize."
"Whatever."
"If you don't say whether or not accept my apology I will hang up on you again."
"You would not."
"You and I both know I would."
"Don't."
"One..."
"Are you literally fucking counting?"
"Two..."
"You-"
"Count of three Mr. Milo, I'm hanging up. Language, by the way."
"Would you just-"
"Three!"
"APOLOGY ACCEPTED!"
"..."
"Hello?!"
"..."
"Stranger? Hello?"
"..."
"She hung up."
"Mare."
"What?"
"The names Mare, Mr. Milo. Short for Mareena."
"Mare, I like that."
"Uh, thanks?"
"No problem."
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I named Mare after Mareena from The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard by the way, great book and lovely name.
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Short Story"It's not like you could do anything about Milo." "Who says I can't? I'm Batman. Give the signal and I'll fucking be there." A boy with a unique Batman obsession converses with a smart mouthed girl who has a thing for superheroes. + #10 in Short Sto...
