First message
It was the first time she’d left her apartment in a week.
Dee walked into a café, ordered a coffee, and settled at a table by the window. Her phone sat beside her, not in her hand, buzzing endlessly with notifications. Work chats, Discord, emails.
She glanced at the screen, almost picked it up, then stopped herself.
For once, she wanted fifteen minutes where nobody needed her to fix anything, answer anything, or be available.
She let out a tired sigh and stared out the window, watching people go about their lives.
Funny how she’d gotten so good at making time for everyone except herself.
Fifteen minutes. That was all she was asking for.