paranoia .

[joseph mccarthy]

joey Lily. I'm freaking out.

[lily mccarthy]

L I L Y Are you ok? Is mom ok?

[joseph mccarthy]

joey I broke up with Aisha.

[lily mccarthy]

L I L Y No you didn't.

[lily mccarthy]

L I L Y Seriously? What happened?

[joseph mccarthy]

joey Just got sick of it. She's not going anywhere and I didn't love her anymore.. just wasn't fair.

[lily mccarthy]

L I L Y Are you alright?

[joseph mccarthy]

joey No. I'm losing my mind. I might have fucked up.

[lily mccarthy]

L I L Y Is it like 'I regret this this is the biggest mistake of my life' fucked up, or 'I don't know what I'm going to do now' fucked up?

[joseph mccarthy]

joey The second I think. Like what the fuck, Lil. It's the middle of a pandemic.

[lily mccarthy]

L I L Y Yeah, it's a pandemic, but you spent a lot of that time at home / with me and barely, if ever, talked about trying to see her or much about her. Maybe it pushed the decision. Do you want me to come back to NM?

[joseph mccarthy]

joey Because she didn't take it seriously and it pissed me off, so I refused to see her.. Yeah, I do.

[lily mccarthy]

L I L Y Makes sense. You made the right decision for you, I know it feels wild but life always does when its shifting. I'll be on the first flight out tomorrow AM, good thing I got a COVID test the other day! Healthy as a horse. Don't deny mom when she dotes on you either. Lean in hard.

[joseph mccarthy]

joey I'm not gonna tell mom. She had a bit of a soft spot for Aisha, don't you think? Or did she hate her too?

[lily mccarthy]

L I L Y No. She has a soft spot for us, who we like or love just comes by default. She'll tell by your pout, you have a very distinct pouty face, it's borderline existential crisis.