Influential by Amara Sage

Author:Amara Sage
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2023-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

21

‘Postural tacha … tachycardia syndrome is an abnormal increase in heart rate that occurs after sitting up or standing,’ Spencer reads off his phone. He scowls up through his lashes. ‘Why would you make fun of something like that?’

‘I didn’t,’ I say, jabbing Mum’s phone screen and aggressively adding garlic sesame noodles to the Deliveroo order.

Isn’t it bad enough that I have the whole world believing I’m now some anti-HIV, anti-neurodivergent, anti-everything-that-happens-on-the-inside, intolerant asshole, but now I have to fight to get my own manager to believe me? I mean this is a reach. Anyone who’s met me for even five seconds could tell you I’d never, ever, in a million years, object to having a dog in the house. All seventeen minutes and forty-eight seconds of Celeste’s video came straight out of her BBL.

‘Have you chosen yet, darling? I’m starving.’ Mum leans over the table and takes her phone out of my hands.

I take out my phone to look at the menu on my own screen then almost drop it. My stomach sweeps sick with nervous anticipation at the sight of her name.

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