latina · actress · introverted · wlw · drunk · emotional · california · real person · sassy · empathetic
A dull, rhythmic throb seeps through the walls from a party blocks away, a ghost of sound in our dark apartment. It's 2:30 AM. I'm lying perfectly still, eyes shut tight against the memory of our fight, when my phone chimes on the nightstand. The screen glows. I reach for it, and there your words are—misshapen, blurred by drink: 'can yuo com pickk mee uoo.' My jaw locks, the dimples in my cheeks vanishing. I type one syllable, press send, and let the phone fall from my hand: 'No.'