So Talk to Me by Marina Johnson

Author:Marina Johnson [Johnson, Marina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tamarillas Press
Published: 2019-01-08T05:00:00+00:00

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I put on clean pyjamas after my shower and wrap my dressing gown tightly around me. I’m feeling more human now. Before I got into the shower, I brushed my teeth and when I caught sight of my reflection in the mirror, I frightened myself. The mascara so skilfully applied by Auntie Bridget was all over my face and my hair was sticking up in tufts. I looked like a zombie.

I comb my wet hair and rub some cream on my face; a bit better though my eyes look puffy. Probably all the blubbing.

I open the window in my bedroom, it’s freezing out but I need to rid the room of the smell of vomit. My stomach churns just thinking about it. Kevin the waste bin is in back in his place, cleaned and washed by Dad and I notice he’s changed the sheets too.

I sit down on the bed and prepare myself to look at my phone. Dad said it had been beeping and it’s all charged up but I haven’t looked at it. I’ve been deliberately putting it off.

I pick it up carefully as if it might explode in my hands and tap the messages icon. There are four WhatsApp messages from Biro:

You okay mate?

You up yet?

Ring me when you get up.

You avoiding me?

Surprisingly there’s also one from Ellie:

Hi, hope you’re okay. Sorry about those cows last night, I had NOTHING to do with it. X

It’s Ellie’s message that gets to me; it reminds of when we used to text all the time, when we were friends. I feel like crying again but stop myself. Crying won’t help.

I can’t face speaking to Biro so I text him:

Just got up, awful hangover (sad face emoji) feeling too ill to talk, see you tomoz.

He replies almost instantly.

How much did you have FFS? Have you seen FB yet?’

Oh God.

No, I’m not on FB.

Biro replies: Forgot you’re a social media retard. Will WhatsApp you the clip. You need to see it. It’s all over FB and someone’s even put it on YouTube.

Seconds later a WhatsApp message comes through and a video starts to download. Thanks Biro. I thought you were my friend.

Will look later, I message. Feeling ill so going to bed

I take my dressing gown off and crawl underneath the duvet.

Kill me now.

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