and that was with Quinn the first time they had dated. So many
people weren’t lucky enough to experience what Dallas had
and she was so very thankful for it.
She walked around her living room, looking for things to
tidy up. She’d bought a new set of sheets, a fun bright blue
mermaid print for her bed. Surprisingly, the store had them in
queen size, so they weren’t meant to be just for kids. She’d
washed all her other bedding and cleaned her place all week so
that it was spotless.
Dallas had the urge to call Quinn, since she figured that
she’d be through security and sitting at the gate waiting for her
flight. She held her phone in her hand as she walked. When it
went off, buzzing and blaring in her palm, she let out a little
shriek and just about dropped it on the floor. She caught it a
few inches above the laminate and let out a sigh of relief. Her
screen protector wasn’t the greatest. She’d been meaning to
get a better case too. It was for the best that she avoided all
drops until she splurged on some better protective gear.
When Dallas got her phone right side up, she thought she’d
see her parent’s number on the screen. Her heart beat a little
faster when she saw that it was Quinn. She was probably
calling to check in. Dallas almost did a little happy dance on
the spot, but she kept herself more dignified than that and just
answered the phone instead.
“Hello?”
The pause on the line was unnerving. “Dallas…”
Dallas’ urge to do any sort of happy anything faded away.
There was something distant about Quinn’s voice. Literally.
There was noise in the background, like she was in a moving
vehicle. She was quiet too. Not like she was in a moving