xvi. call

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incoming call from cori!
11:47 p.m.

ANSWER      DECLINE

hello?


...


cori?

[soft sobbing]


hey, hey. what's wrong?

[sighs]
i-i don't know

what do you mean, sweetheart?

i just, i-i don't know what to do, tom.
i have so much to do, so much shit i still
need to finish and- [struggled sob]
i don't know what to do, i really don't.


it's okay, you'll be okay.
you're gonna be fine, just breathe.


[inhales and exhales]


that's it, there we go.

what are you doing right now?



[shakily breaths]
um- working on
schedule timings and
answering emails.

why?


stop, right now.



tom, i need to get theses do-


i don't care. i want you to
not overworked youself and
take care of yourself.



can i at least answer one ema-


no.
has anyone told you
you're really stubborn?
[laughs]



[giggles]
yeah, way to many by
the doofus whose talking to me.


hey!

[laughs]

fine, i surrender to
your command of direction.

great!


...
[incoherent sounds]

cori?

...
yeah?

where are you?


getting ready for bed,
it's really the only
other thing i can do.

okay.


...
[ruffling sounds]

okay.


you good?


yeah.

...

...


you remember that one time
you fell in front of annie patterson?


oh my god, don't remind me.

[laughs]
you tried to give her flowers
and- [laughs] tripped on the stair
step on the way up to her!

yeah, hardy har har.
laugh at my pain, which
you'll regret.

ooo, i'm so scared.

you should be.
be very scared, cordella
very scared.

mhm.
[yawns]

are you that bored of me?


no.
just really tired.

i guess i should-

no!

what?

[stutters]
i mean- no or yes.
would it be a p-problem
if y-you could sing me to s-sleep?

[chuckles]
it's not a problem at all, love.


[sighs]
o-okay.

when do you want me to start?


[ruffling sounds]
you can now.

[sings]
you are my sunshine, my only
sunshine. you make me happy
when skies are grey.

you'll never know, dear
how much i love you, please
don't take my sunshine away.


...

cori?


...
[soft snores]

goodnight, love.




call ended


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y'all i'm so excited for infinity war
you don't even know

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