I expect an icy or snarky response to that, but instead I see three dots reappear and stay there for many minutes. Again, I watch the screen the whole time, waiting for her reply.
I think about what I can ask her next, how I can keep this conversation going but another message from Maeve interrupts my thoughts.
Yeah, she will, I think. And then my mind is filled with one thought.You should call her while she’s in New York. You could take advantage of the closer time difference and speak to her on the phone like a normal person. Maybe just hearing her voice would snap you out of this silly infatuation you have.
I type instead.
And then she’s gone.
*****
I get up in the middle of the night to pee, which is unusual. It’s also unusual that I reach for my phone before I go back to sleep and open up my TikTok app. I guess it’s also unusual that I feel something a little bit like butterflies thunder around my stomach when I see Maeve has messaged again.
