sherry, u awake dude
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Aug 26, 12:12 am
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yeah im awake. I’ve been waiting for u.
sorry. couldn’t text earlier.
where r u?
same as always. in a car. ha.
Sheridan was sitting at her desk in her bedroom. Joe and Marybeth hovered behind her, reading the screen of her phone as Sheridan typed and scrolled. Tube had taken to sleeping in Sheridan’s room, and he curled at her feet.
“Ask her if she’s moving or stationary,” Joe said.
Sheridan blew a breath. “Stationary? That’s not the best word, Dad. Texting words are short and sweet. She’d know you’re here.”
“You know what I mean.”
The list of questions he’d made out was on the desk. Marybeth gestured to it, and Sheridan nodded.
“I’ve got to be cool, you guys,” Sheridan said. “April’s always been pretty suspicious—she has a high-powered BS meter. So let me do this my way.”
r u still in aspen?
na. we left last night.
where now?
some bar. middle of nowhere.
yre in a bar? cool.
na. im waiting outside in the car. bored.
where at?
not sure. cant remember.
no idea at all?
savage I think. y so many ????
Sheridan said, “See, I’ve got to be careful. She’s starting to wonder.”
Joe said, “Savage?” Then: “Not Savage Run? The canyon? That’s the only Savage I know.
“Dad, please.”
Marybeth shot him a look.
He mouthed, “Okay, okay.”
im worried about u.
im ok. but kinda scared now.
?????
bad day. stenkos sick and we’re going 2 some ranch.
r u scared of stenko?
na. robert. stenkos nice.
does robert hurt u?
na. but he hurt some man 2day in a drug store.
?????
2 awful 2 say. later.
Said Marybeth, “Oh no—is that it? Did she sign off?”
“No, I don’t think so,” Sheridan said. “I think she means she’ll tell me what happened later when she has more time. It’s too much to text, in other words.”
Joe said, “Ask her where the drugstore is. Ask her where the ranch is. Ask her if you can meet her there —”
“Joe, please.”
“Sheesh,” Joe said.
can I call u?
NO.
