Chapter 10
Honor wakes up to her cell ringing. Her face feels strange, skin stiff and eyes puffy from a night of crying. She wishes she could have left the box alone, its contents splayed across her bed while she’s tucked in a fetal position near the top. Honor fumbles for her phone, still in her back pants pocket for some reason. “Hello?”
“Honor!?” Carmen’s voice carries through the speaker. “Are you alright?”
“Yeah, why?” Honor rubs at her eyes and yawns.
“I’ve been trying to reach you.” Carmen’s speech is pressured, not a good sign. “Can I come over?”
“Yeah, sorry, I’m just waking up,” Honor explains.
“On my way,” Carmen says just before the line goes dead.
Honor sticks her phone back in her pocket. She has to clean this s**t up before Carmen comes over. It’s nothing she wants to
