“You okay then, Zac?” asked Rosie as their laughter faded away. Isaac nodded into the phone, rolling his eyes slightly.
“I already told you I was. Approximately nine billion times.”
She chuckled, and then stopped.
“Seriously. If you- I’d come back from uni anytime you wanted, you know that right?”
He sighed.
“Yeah Rose, I know. That’s the problem.”
A pause, and then he continued, his voice gentler than it had been,
“Just enjoy yourself, okay? Sheffield’s supposed to be- just go out and enjoy yourself and party and get drunk and whatever. You know. Like before. You're free, Rosie! Just forget it happened.”
“Promise you’re okay?” she said, after a moment or two of the only sound being their breathing and the slight hum of the telephone connection.
“I promise,” said Isaac.
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Invincible
Teen Fiction"I didn't know you had friends like Isaac," Willa said in greeting. "I don't," muttered Jared. Isaac rolled his eyes. "Yeah, you don't. You have //one// friend like Isaac." His voice turned into this stupid mock whisper and he leaned towards Jared c...
