Text Message to Kaysen

1:34pm

wanted to make sure you're okay. call me, or text me, or whatever. - c

6pmish

I'm okay. Are you? I kinda...looked for you but didn't see you. -k

6:07pm

yeah. I got sent home before lunch. I just wanted to make sure you were okay. - c

6:09pm

How come you got sent home? You sure you're okay? Did you hear we were dead? And why? -k

6:09pm

yeah. i heard a lot of things today actually. which led me to knocking out some teeth. and fracturing my nose, which I'm kinda proud of. so yeah, home. if we're dead and still hanging out at school, how sad does that make us? - C

6:12pm

I dunno, if I was dead, I wouldn't be hanging there. But you broke your nose? And punched out teeth? Cuz of what they were saying about you? Are you okay?-k

6:13pm

I'm fine. promise. they were talking shit about me. and you. I dont care when they talk shit about me, but not gonna walk by and let them talk shit about you too. and it was only one tooth, I think.

6:14pm

You knocked someone's tooth out for me? Is that what you're saying? How bad's your nose? Are you gonna have 2 black eyes?-k

6:19pm

well, I guess that's what I'm saying...I sort of just remembering hitting the guy a lot before i got pulled off. my nose is okay. doctor said I fractured the bone but its not completely broken. i look silly. no black eyes. i dont think. i heal quickly. so its no big deal. i miss you - c

6:21pm

You totally saw me yesterday. Healing quickly is good. You know that you didn't have to do that, right? If you start hitting every asshole who says something about me, you're gonna have a lot of broken noses. And assault charges.-k

6:23pm

I didn't see you today though. I know I didn't have to do it. its not about that. i dont care about black eyes or broken noses. i already told you I heal fast. pain doesn't bother me. but if i pretend that it does, maybe you can kiss it and make it better ;) - c

6:25pm

Now you're just fishing! But...maybe. We'll see. ;p -k

6:29pm

maybe. can't blame me for trying...speaking of which - you wanna go out with out with me?

6:32pm

No, can't blame you for trying, I guess. We'll see. And I'm still thinking. ;p but good effort. -k

6:36pm

you are, by far, one of our generation's deepest thinkers for sure. at least admit you missed seeing me today. it'll be a decent consolation prize. - c

6:39pm

Funny, I don't remember there being a competition, OR a prize tier involved. Wait--does that mean I'M considered some sort of a prize -k

6:45pm

c'mon, my brain is all fuzzy from the pain meds - you know from my sore, swollen nose - can't you just say you missed me? - c

6:57pm

I was worried about you. MAYBE I missed you. A little. -k

7:00pm

not good enough. no excuses. no maybes. if you don't cooperate, i'll walk over there and talk to your mom again just so i can make you say it to my face. so you might as well just say it now because I'm starting to get dopey from my meds and who knows what I might say or do if I'm out in public - or in front of your mom.

7:49pm

I missed you. -k

7:54pm

I'll overlook that it took you 45 minutes to admit it. I missed you too. I'll see you tomorrow - C