(Malory)
“I’ve loved her and lost her. Warmth in ecstasy… Valerie. My beloved Valerie. The harsh season now confronts me; fearlessly testing the winters of my lonely heart.”
I sit on my bed, reading the script, running my finger over these, Angus’ words. I think about how Kyle is getting better at portraying Angus’ character. I feel proud thinking of how much he’s grown as a performer.
I smile.
The message tone on my phone goes off to disrupt my trail of thought.
Kai: I need to talk to you
Me: about?
Kai: You.
Me: okay???
Kai: but I can’t talk about this over the phone
Me: ...?
Kai: and… honestly I’m afraid to bring up this topic because I don’t know what you’ll say. I don’t know what’s true or not true anymore. I don’t know what you’ve been hiding from me –or at least not telling me- and I don’t want to overstep my boundaries by prying into your personal life.
Me: Kyle, what on earth are you talking about?
Kai: I don’t want to believe this to be true.