Page 64 of Chasing Hope

ELLINGTON

ELLINGTON

dude

why is my mom blowing up my phone that she can’t reach V?

is she okay?

MATTEO

yeah she’s okay. we’re bunkering down, there’s a raging storm

ELLINGTON

weird

is she on her phone?

MATTEO

nah she’s been off it these days

ELLINGTON

so why is she answering my texts but not my mom’s?

hello?

dude come on don’t ignore me

MATTEO

you’ll have to ask Evie

ELLINGTON

I have, she won’t tell me

MATTEO

then that’s your answer

ELLINGTON

loyalty to mysister over me?

weird

MATTEO

you’re just not used to people telling you no

ELLINGTON

correction

I’m not used to women telling me no ;)