"I called you three times on FaceTime already! What are you hiding from me?"
"Nothing! I'm just cleaning for the meeting tonight."
"Oh, okay. I thought maybe you got a cat or something..."
I paused with the broom mid-air, panicked at first, then realizing what had happened. "Violet told you, huh?"
"You know she can't keep secrets from me. That's why I wanted a videocall! I wanna see our new family member!"
With a giggle, I rolled my eyes. "Fine." And turned on video, gushing at Victor's smiling face. I dunno why I ignored the videocalls earlier... his positivity was always contagious, perking up any mood. Then I flopped on the bed next to Crackers who was snuggled up in my blanket, apathetic to the excited chatter.
After a few minutes of admiring our feline friend, I remembered why I'd rejected the earlier calls... "Did you ask Vi to get adderall?"
I kept my gaze on Crackers as the blood rushed to my cheeks. How was I supposed to answer that? Not that it matters... my hesitation was enough of an answer for anyone who knew me. "It's just to help me focus on my paperwork, and it'll probably do her good to be on it again..."
"Wait..." He blinked and shook his head. "What did Toby say?"
I opened my mouth to respond, but didn't have any words. Thankfully Violet came home, loudly interrupting our call with gossip about work. Vic effortlessly entertained his little sister, and I saw a glimpse of a Violet's inner child, fishing for compliments and beaming when he obliged.
A tiny part of me felt so envious, even though Vic cared as much (if not more) about me as Violet.
"I've been teaching Crackers a few tricks. Bro, you're gonna love it!"
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