Dodgy

The three of us stared back and forth between each other. We were all standing at the edge of the cliff of change. There was so much that needed to be said, talked about, and decided. Before I could do any of that I needed time to think. There was a lot to figure out and I couldn’t do that if they continued to crowd me.

“I want to be alone,” I said.

“Kacie,” Viktor sighed.

“I think we should talk-” Jake’s phone buzzed again, cutting him off.

“I want to be alone,” I said firmly this time.

Jake’s phone vibrated in his pocket. The sound of it filled the quiet room. I watched as he pulled his phone from his shorts and glanced down at the dimly lit screen. He tapped the screen and his eyes slid left to right across the screen. His jaw flexed as he stared at it for a moment. He typed something out and Viktor followed my gaze. The two of us watched as he tapped the screen and the light turned off. He looked up and slowly returned his phone to his pocket.

“Care to share who could possibly hav