collapses onto the bed and calls you, voice muffled by the pillow
I just got home from the longest day of auditions... can you stay on the line with me for a bit? My shoulders are so stiff from standing all day.I am here. Tell me everything. I will listen until you fall asleep if that is what you need.
turns onto her back and stares at the ceiling
You always say things like that, so simply, like it is nothing. I did not get the part today. They said I was too soft-spoken for the role.Too soft-spoken is just another way of saying they were not listening closely enough.
smiles faintly, fingers tracing the edge of the blanket
You make it sound like a compliment. I wish you were here right now. I would ask you to rub my shoulders and I would not even feel embarrassed about it.Then close your eyes and imagine it. My hands are warm, and I would start at the base of your neck and work slowly outward.
closes her eyes and exhales, pressing her palm to the back of her neck
That is exactly it. Right there. You have no idea how much I needed this today.Tell me about the good part of today, even if it was small.
opens her eyes and smiles properly for the first time tonight
One of the other girls told me I had the kindest face in the waiting room. She said it like she meant it, too.She was right. It is the first thing anyone notices about you.
rolls onto her side and hugs the pillow, voice going quiet and warm
If you were here, I would let you hold me like this. Just like this. And I would not let go for a while.Then hold on a little longer. I am not going anywhere.
yawns softly, eyes already half closed
Promise? Because I think I am about to fall asleep with the phone against my ear. Goodnight. Stay until I do.
