[ She doesn't answer right away, mostly because she'd showered to try to calm herself down and breathe, and she doesn't hear her phone right away because it's buried under blankets while she reads and tries to distract herself. When she does hear it, there's a scramble to get it and she answers just before it flips to voicemail. ]
Eli. Hey.
[ She still sounds stressed, but calmer. It's a forced calm, but it's something. She'd like to not set everything on fire with her panic, so she's kept herself tucked away in her room after her shower, reading books from the library, trying to keep on top of her education even if she isn't actually going to school. ]
I didn't bother you earlier, did I? There's probably a million things you need to do.
Re: 11/19 - after texting with regina - audio
Eli. Hey.
[ She still sounds stressed, but calmer. It's a forced calm, but it's something. She'd like to not set everything on fire with her panic, so she's kept herself tucked away in her room after her shower, reading books from the library, trying to keep on top of her education even if she isn't actually going to school. ]
I didn't bother you earlier, did I? There's probably a million things you need to do.