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Chapter Ten
Teagan’s Dorm Room
Five Years Ago
A Monday
(Phone buzzes)
Teagan:Shh! Will you turn that down? It’s my mom.
(Phone buzzes)
Teagan:Hey, Mom. What’s up? You’re on speaker.
Mom:Hi, honey. Just checking in. Are you leaving for home soon?
Teagan:Yeah. Silas is here and he’s going to give me a ride on his way to his parents’ place. We’ll leave in a couple hours.
Mom:Hi, Silas!
Teagan:You’re on speaker, Mom. You don’t have to yell.
Silas:Hi, Mrs. Jones.
Mom:Don’t underestimate me, young lady. Just because you’re going to be traveling the world doesn’t mean you know more than me.
Mom:Oh, hold on. Your dad just walked in.
Teagan:My mother just put me on hold.
Teagan: Why are you watching plane crash videos?
Silas:There’s so many of them.
Teagan:You’re afraid to fly. Stop it.
Silas:I’m not afraid.
Silas:Stop looking at me like that. I’m not unduly afraid. Look at this! There are legitimate reasons to be hesitant about flying.
Teagan:Do you want me to hold your hand during takeoff and landing?
Silas:You wouldn’t hold my hand.
Teagan:Sure I would.
Silas:Hey, I was watching that.
Teagan:You’re done watching it. What if my mom comes back on the line and just hears the audio of chaos and destruction? She’d be in her car and halfway here before you clicked the next “World’s Most Dangerous Airport” videos.
Silas:What are you doing?
Teagan:I’m holding your hand. Here, close your eyes and imagine you’re in a plane and you’re freaking out.
Silas:I’m not going to be freaking out.
Teagan:But you can squeeze my hand like this if you do.
