Jocelyn heard her phone chime, so when she picked it up, she was surprised to see a message from Cheyenne. Enough time had passed that she started to think that the breach between them was permanent and unfixable, though she hoped that was not the case. Even though she expected her friend to pull back a little, instead it felt like she had moved across the planet. The text was terse and to the point. Need to clear the air a bit, can we talk? it read. While the message was simple enough, she knew there was a fair amount of invisible baggage attached. She needed to proceed cautiously.

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